Dutch telecoms firm Odido breach exposes data of 6.2 million customers
Dutch telecoms operator Odido warned on 12 February that a cyber-attack had exposed the personal data of about 6.2 million customers. The leaked data included names, addresses, contact details, IBANs, dates of birth and ID-related information. After the company refused to pay, the attackers began publishing the stolen data, and police tracked a suspected local accomplice during the investigation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Odido
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of about 6.2 million customers
- Cause / method
- Theft of customer personal data through a cyber-attack
- Location
- Netherlands
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Timeline
- Odido warned that the personal data of about 6.2 million customers had been exposed.
- After Odido refused to pay, the attackers began publishing the stolen data.
- It emerged that a criminal investigation into the data breach had been opened.
- It emerged that Odido only became aware of the data theft after being notified by the attackers.
- Dutch police tracked a suspected local accomplice involved in the attack.
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- Millions hit as Odido hack sparks criminal investigation
- Odido only noticed theft of 6.2 million people’s data when hackers informed them
- Dutch police trace Odido telco cyberattack to suspected local accomplice
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