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Dutch lab hack exposes data of 941,000 people, including cancer screening participants

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A Dutch laboratory was hacked, exposing the data of women who took part in cervical cancer screening and women staying in domestic violence shelters, 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 organization
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

  1. It emerged that there were additional victims beyond the 485,000 women linked to cervical cancer screening.
  2. It emerged that data on women staying in domestic violence shelters had also been leaked.
  3. The attackers threatened to release more data and set a deadline for payment of about €1.1 million.
  4. The regulator decided to investigate the laboratory over the personal data breach.
  5. The number of people affected by the hack rose to 941,000.
  6. Warnings about the cancer screening data hack were sent to about 1 million Dutch women.

9 related reports

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