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Dutch police hack exposes officers' contact details

First reported · Last reported · 9 related reports

The Dutch police were hit by a cyber-attack that exposed personal information, including contact details, of nearly all police officers. Dutch authorities judged that a state-backed attack was highly likely. Intelligence services later linked the Russian hacking group Laundry Bear to the incident and said the group had been seeking Ukrainian military intelligence.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Dutch police
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal information, including contact details, of nearly all police officers
Cause / method
Cyber-attack linked to the Russian hacking group Laundry Bear
Location
Netherlands

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Timeline

  1. It was reported that Dutch police officers' contact details had been stolen in a cyber-attack.
  2. The responsible minister said it was very likely that a foreign state was behind the breach.
  3. Intelligence services linked the Russian group Laundry Bear to the police hack.

9 related reports

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