# Romania's land registry database has reportedly been wiped by a hacker, causing housing market chaos

> A hacker going by the name of ByteToBreach has broken in to Romania's cadastre, or land registry, and reportedly wiped information from its databases.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/a-hacker-has-reportedly-wiped-out-parts-of-the-land-registry-database-of-romania-bringing-its-real-estate-market-to-a-shuddering-halt/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5fb8994c3dea13d3b8879a)
- **Published:** 2026-07-21
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #hacker #wiped #land #registry #reportedly #romania #bytetobreach #causing
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5fb8994c3dea13d3b8879a

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