Imagine buying data to blackmail others, only to find yourself being blackmailed by the very person who sold you that data—this alone is a clear warning about the dangers of dealing with untrusted sources.

In recent hours, news has circulated claiming that Iraq’s census data has been leaked. We would like to clarify that this claim is completely false and is nothing more than a scam attempt.

The person behind this used old data and combined it with fake data generated using artificial intelligence technologies, aiming to mislead the public into believing that a real data breach had occurred, while in reality, this data has no connection to the census at all.

Unfortunately, this news spread widely without verifying its source or the existence of any credible evidence to support it.

We urge everyone to be accurate and not to be misled by such news, and to verify information before sharing it. We also ask anyone who contributed to spreading this news to take the initiative to clarify or deny it, in order to help correct the information and limit its spread.