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# ACRE Africa Breach Allegedly Exposes 14,300 Smallholder Farmers Alongside Source Code and Private Keys
- URL: https://darkwebinformer.com/acre-africa-breach-allegedly-exposes-14-300-smallholder-farmers-alongside-source-code-and-private-keys/
- Published: 2026-08-07T16:08:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-07T16:08:06.000Z
- Author: Dark Web Informer
- Tags: Data Breaches, Leaks

Breach Report Multi-Region Agricultural Insurance Point-Gated Download 

## ACRE Africa Breach Allegedly Exposes 14,300 Smallholder Farmers Alongside Source Code and Private Keys

A forum user posting as **888** has published what they describe as a breach of **ACRE Africa**, an authorised insurance intermediary providing agricultural and climate risk cover to smallholder farmers across the continent. The post claims **14,300 user records** together with the company's **source code, configuration files, access tokens, private keys, and hardcoded credentials**. The posted sample shows farmer records carrying **full names, registered mobile numbers, subsidy amounts, field agent codes, and location down to ward level**, with entries concentrated in Zambia alongside Kenyan numbers. The data is offered behind a forum points paywall. The claim is **unverified**.

Severity HIGH 

Farmer records14,300

Also takenSource code

RegionsZambia, Kenya

Actor888

### ▣Post details

TargetACRE Africa

RegionsZambia, Kenya (sample)

SectorAgricultural insurance

ListingPoints to unlock

Records14,300 claimed

DataFarmer PII, code, credentials

ObservedAug 6, 2026

Actor888

### !Allegedly included

- Farmer names
- Registered mobile numbers
- Subsidy amounts
- Field agent codes
- Unique enrolment codes
- County & sub-county
- Ward-level location
- Application source code
- Configuration files
- Access tokens
- Private keys
- Hardcoded credentials

### ◱Screenshots

[ ![ACRE Africa agricultural insurance data breach forum post screenshot, August 2026 (1 of 2)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6b/16/6b16ac9c-cd67-432f-b0f3-bbec941084ff/content/images/2026/08/97832569871649827365879235698723.png) Screenshot 1 Redacted preview ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6b/16/6b16ac9c-cd67-432f-b0f3-bbec941084ff/content/images/2026/08/97832569871649827365879235698723.png) [ ![ACRE Africa agricultural insurance data breach forum post screenshot, August 2026 (2 of 2)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6b/16/6b16ac9c-cd67-432f-b0f3-bbec941084ff/content/images/2026/08/97832569871649827365879235698724.png) Screenshot 2 Redacted preview ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6b/16/6b16ac9c-cd67-432f-b0f3-bbec941084ff/content/images/2026/08/97832569871649827365879235698724.png) 

### ⚠Potential impact

The affected population makes this heavier than the record count suggests. **Smallholder farmers are among the most economically exposed users of financial services**, and in these markets the registered mobile number is not merely a contact detail but the identifier a mobile money account is built on. A record pairing a farmer's **name, mobile number, ward, assigned agent, and expected subsidy amount** supplies everything needed for a convincing call about a payment the recipient is genuinely waiting for. Separately, **private keys and hardcoded credentials in source code** would represent access risk that persists until rotated, potentially reaching the systems through which those payments move.

### iStatus

Unverified 

A record sample and a repository listing are published as evidence. The post asserts that credentials and keys are present but **does not demonstrate what they reach**, so whether any remain valid is not established. The account is a long-standing forum moderator with high standing. Nothing has been independently corroborated. The claim is **unverified** and ACRE Africa has not publicly addressed it.

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