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BRELA Claim: 8M Tanzanians in Registry Dump

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Unverified claim — March 2026: Dark Web Informer reported actor Spirigatito selling purported databases from Tanzania's BRELA business-registration systems—about 10.2 million records and ~8 million individuals, including TRA tax ID numbers. BRELA had not confirmed the listing in sources reviewed for this entry.

What was advertised

Six marketplace slices: business names, companies, shareholders, people/contacts, TRA TINs (~7.4M), and a small MPs set. Alleged breach date in the report: February 4, 2026.

Why it matters if real

Company registry + TIN data is fuel for invoice fraud, fake licensing scams, and targeted phishing against Tanzanian SMEs.

What to do

  1. Verify any “BRELA renewal” or TIN update request through official channels only.
  2. Canonical record: BRELA claim on BreachHistory.

Source: Dark Web Informer.