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The Netherlands headline is alarmist and the full facts are not in yet: they did not say "all residents' data had been leaked; the number affected estimated at
by smcin 3y ago
The Netherlands headline is alarmist and the full facts are not in yet: they did not say "all residents' data had been leaked; the number affected estimated at is 2+ million (population 17.5m). [0]
. The Dutch DPA did say they should use a different password everywhere, use secure login, request organizations to delete their data... "Citizens must assume that their personal data has already leaked or that this will happen at some point".
Meanwhile: back in May 2020 a Dutch hacker obtained virtually all Austrians' personal data (full name, gender, address, DOB), police say [1]
[0]: https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/millions-affected-dutch-data-breach-heres-what-we-know-so-far https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/millions...
[1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-hacker-obtained-virtually-all-austrians-personal-data-police-say-2023-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-hacker-obtained-v...