Dutch police data breach

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The National Police Corps of the Netherlands suffered a data breach in 2024. [1]

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Discovery

The data breach was discovered on 26 September 2024. [1]

Impact

The names, email addresses and phone numbers of nearly 63,000 officers were exposed. [1] In some cases, other information was exposed. [1]

The leak did not just affect police officers, but also janitors and front-desk employees. [2]

Reactions

The incident was disclosed to the Dutch Parliament by Minister for Justice and Security David van Weel. [3]

Dutch Police chief Janny Knol said "I am – like many of you – shocked that this could have happened, and it affects me that our colleagues' data turned out not to be safe". [1] She said in a separate statement that "In order to provide safety outside, you have to feel safe inside". [1]

In October 2024 the Dutch government announced that it suspected hackers working for a foreign government to be behind the data breach. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Naprys, Ernestas (2024-10-07). "Major breach exposes every Dutch police officer: state-sponsored actor suspected". Cybernews. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Police officers' personal data also included in leak affecting all police employees". Nl Times. 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. 1 2 Constantinescu, Vlad (2024-10-08). "Foreign State Suspected in Theft of Dutch Police Officers' Data". Bitdefender . Retrieved 2024-10-17.
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