Security and Intelligence Service

of the Republic of Moldova

Press Releases

15-03-2022
Update: By SIS Director’s Order No.22 of March 15 , the list of online content sources spreading information that incites hatred and war, during the state of emergency, approved by the Parliament Decision No. 41/2022 , was completed with: indigolotos.info The Security and Intelligence Service reiterates its public call for the mass media to prevent spreading and immediately delete fake articles/ information and those containing hate speech and/or inciting violence. Also, the institution urges the society to get informed from official and...
14-03-2022
To the attention of the public authorities, Regarding the intensification of phishing attacks targeting e-mail accounts of public authorities, we recommend being very vigilant about your inbox messages, especially unsolicited mail coming from unknown sources. The links or attachments contained in such messages may infect your workstation with malicious code (viruses). Thus, we urge you to be guided by the following principles: Always check the source of incoming messages before opening links or attachments; Avoid opening links and attachments...
09-03-2022
The Security and Intelligence Service attests the irresponsible behavior of some citizens who undermine the peaceful coexistence of the multiethnic and multilingual society of the Republic of Moldova, by displaying and disseminating certain flags, graphic emblems, badges, uniforms, slogans and greetings. Therefore, in accordance with art. 9 lett. p) Law No. 619/1995 on state security bodies and art. 5 of the Law No. 54/2003 on countering extremist activity, the SIS carried out prophylactic measures regarding certain individuals, who...
04-03-2022
The Security and Intelligence Service jointly with the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) and Internal Protection and Anti-Corruption Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are investigating the actions of individuals who have recently proliferated in public biased and invented information about the Ukrainian war. The documented facts refer to systematic dissemination of such information via different types of media. The investigation revealed that these actions aimed to promote war among the...
26-02-2022
Information has been circulating that the Security and Intelligence Service has been evacuating ammunition and weapons from the arsenal of private gun shops and shooting ranges to a specialised warehouse. This information is not true and the apparent purpose of its dissemination is to create and maintain a state of panic in society. We urge citizens to remain calm, and respectfully advise to ignore all the anonymous, unverified sources of information, as well as to get informed from official sources, especially on national security matters....
26-02-2022
The Director of the Security and Intelligence Service issued an Order on February 26 to block two online sources promoting information that incites hatred and war during the state of emergency. Hence, the websites www.sputnik.md and www.gagauznews.md are to be shut down. The Order containing binding instructions has been sent to the National Registrar of the top level domain "md" and to providers of electronic communications networks and/or services to block immediately, according to law, the access of the users from the Republic of Moldova to...
25-02-2022
In the process of data collection on online sources inciting hatred, war and/or violence, the Security and Intelligence Service detected the website www.vkurse.md as it was disseminating information of foreign origin on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, justifying military aggression against the legally elected power in Ukraine. As a result, by SIS Director’s Order No.12 of 25 February 2022, pursuant to paragraphs 26-28 of the Directive No. 1 of the Commission for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Moldova, it was requested to...
25-02-2022
In the context of the regional security situation, there has been an exponential increase in the volume of fake news disseminated concertedly on all information platforms. Thus, according to the provisions of points 26 - 28 of the Directive No. 1 of 24.02.2022 of the Commission for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Moldova, the SIS requests the administrators of online content sources to refrain from publishing/distributing false information, as well as messages inciting hatred, mass disorder or war. We request all administrators of...
24-02-2022
Due to the regional security situation developments, the Security and Intelligence Service announces the rise of the terrorist alert level to moderate (yellow code), approved by the Order of the SIS Director No. 11 of 24 February 2022. In case of the moderate level of terrorist alert (yellow code), the competent authorities in the field of preventing and countering terrorism, within the limits of their attributions, undertake the actions required for the low level (blue) and additionally carry out the following measures: 1) concentrating...
15-02-2022
Today, February 15, Alexandr Esaulenco, the SIS Director, together with other officials, honored the fallen of the Afghanistan War in a commemoration ceremony. The event took place at the memorial complex "Feciorilor Patriei – Sfântă Amintire", in the presence of war veterans, their family members, officials and servicemen from the command staff. The participants laid wreaths and held a moment of silence in memory of the more than 300 countrymen fallen in the Afghanistan military operations. At the same time, in the context of marking the 33rd...
31-01-2022
The criminal case on smuggling of 179 boxes of “Ashima” cigarettes in Cahul, involving Border Police employees, was initiated with the documentation process carried out by the Security and Intelligence Service jointly with the Internal Protection and Anti-Corruption Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS). Throughout the investigation, the General Inspectorate of the Border Police was open for cooperation. According to the conclusions of experts, the batch...
17-01-2022
The vaccination rate among intelligence officers and eligible persons assisted by the SIS Medical Department is constantly increasing. The intelligence officers think that vaccination is the only safe and effective solution for keeping the national epidemiological situation under control. Moreover, booster shots will increase the level of protection against new variants and severe forms of this disease. The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 remains a priority for the Security and Intelligence Service. Therefore, it continues to promote the...
14-12-2021
The Security and Intelligence Service as the competent body responsible for developing and promoting state policy and exercising control over all types of electronic signatures, together with the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service (STISC), announces that the validity period of the public key certificate for users of the electronic signature extends from two to five years. Today, at a press conference, the authorities emphasized the reasoning and benefits of the action, as well as the importance of the legislative amendments. In...
10-12-2021
"First aid in various crisis situations" – a new training course for special task forces from law enforcement bodies. The event took place on December 9 and was organized by the SIS Anti-Terrorism Center in cooperation with the Shooting Academy of the Republic of Moldova “Sniping Club”. National and international experts and instructors demonstrated and, together with the participants, put into practice the knowledge and experience acquired over time. Instructors presented high-quality and updated information from the paramedical field,...
26-11-2021
Between November 15-26, the SIS Anti-Terrorism Center organized a training course for the dispatchers of the Single National Service for Emergency Calls 112 (SNUPAU). It aims to facilitate and improve the activity of the SNUPAU 112 employees and to develop constructive behaviour patterns. For two weeks, officers covered the following topics: identification of potential security risks, mechanisms for alerting emergency services and institutions responsible for terrorism data collection and processing, as well as development of optimal response...

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