“We have other secret data, we will not forgive you.” They publish on the web names, mobile numbers, and addresses of people who complain. Job requests dominate, followed by complaints about corruption EXCLUSIVE / 179 MESSAGES HACKED ► PAGES 2-3

Editorial BY Genc Kondi Reading the messages... Today the newspaper, in its last issue of the year, publishes a large number of emails sent to Edi Rama’s prime ministerial address, after he opened the information window to learn about the requests, moods, but also the criticism addressed to him or to other representatives of the Albanian state. The hackers, in a sense, have carried out an unlawful cyberattack on the privacy of the people who sent these messages, where they appear openly with first and last names, with mobile numbers, waiting for a reply from the prime minister by phone, sending their addresses and explaining in detail their problems, with which they bother the head of the Executive. These hackers have openly published online the identities of people who complain about the corruption of this or that high-ranking official, denounce illegality and administrative acts of an administration that we all know is how sinful it is. This places the complainants at risk of revenge. Meanwhile, their troubles, the issues expressed in these messages, are something that seems familiar, taking advantage of this opportunity. Thus, while respecting its mission, Shqiptarja.com has made the raised problems available to readers, but not the identity of the complainant or person in trouble. In this way, it has not fallen into the unquestionable mud of the hackers’ words, whose goal in breaking the computer codes of the Prime Minister’s Office may have been to push away or discourage citizens from using this channel of communication with Edi Rama. But it may also be ... continues on page 21

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