Dutch lab hack exposes data of 941,000 people, including cancer screening participants
A Dutch laboratory was hacked, exposing the data of women who took part in cervical cancer screening and women staying in domestic violence refuges, among others. The number of victims grew from an initial 485,000 women to 941,000, and warnings were later sent to about 1 million women. The attackers demanded about €1.1 million to prevent further disclosure, and the regulator launched an investigation into the laboratory.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data of 941,000 people leaked
- Cause / method
- Data theft through a hack of the laboratory
- Location
- Netherlands
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Timeline
- It emerged that there were additional victims beyond the 485,000 women linked to cervical cancer screening.
- It emerged that data on women staying in domestic violence refuges had also been leaked.
- The attackers threatened to release more data and set a deadline for payment of about €1.1 million.
- The regulator decided to investigate the laboratory over the personal data breach.
- The number of people affected by the hack rose to 941,000.
- Warnings about the cancer screening data hack were sent to about 1 million Dutch women.
9 related reports
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- Hackers give lab deadline to pay around €1.1 million to prevent medical data leak
- 405,000 Dutch women receive letter about data breach at laboratory
- Inspectorate to investigate laboratory after data breach affecting 485,000 women
- Dutch Lab Cancer Screening Hack Balloons to 941,000 Victims
- Warning sent to a million women in the Netherlands over cancer screening data hack
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