Barry Zwets reports:
Several ministries have been affected by a major data breach. The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations refers to a ‘privacy problem’ that has their ‘full attention’.
This was reported by BNR sources, after which confirmation from the government followed. In addition to the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth have also been affected by the data breach. Other ministries may also have been affected by the incident, which is still being investigated. The exact impact and cause of the data breach are currently unclear.
The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has confirmed that it is following official data breach procedure, which also involves the Dutch Data Protection Authority.
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