DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Developments surrounding data breach at Dutch police

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Dissent

From a press release at politie.nl:

The intelligence services AIVD and MIVD announced today that a previously unknown Russian cyber group has carried out hacks on various Dutch organisations, including the police in September 2024. This fits in with the findings of the investigation that the High Tech Crime Team started immediately after the hack, under the authority of the Public Prosecution Service. They recently made part of the digital infrastructure used by this hacker group inaccessible.

… The Global Address List was stolen during the police hack. It contained the work-related contact details of police officers and several chain partners. ‘The impact of this on both our organisation and our colleagues was significant’, says Stan Duijf, head of Operations at the National Investigation and Interventions (LO) unit, and responsible for cybercrime at the police. Substantial additional security measures were immediately taken in silence. At the same time, the High Tech Crime Team (THTC) started an investigation into the perpetrators. The results of this investigation support the information published today by the intelligence services. This shows that the hacker group – which was given the name ‘LAUNDRY BEAR’ by the services – carried out cyber attacks on companies and organisations in over forty Western countries. Many victims were made in a fairly generic way. ‘The police were one of the many organisations affected by this hacker group’, says Duijf.

Read more at Politie.nl

Category: Government SectorHack

Post navigation

← Estonia launches international search for Moroccan citizen wanted over data theft
Iranian Man Pleaded Guilty to Role in Robbinhood Ransomware →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Credit Control Corporation data allegedly from 9.1 million consumers listed for sale on forum
  • Copilot AI Bug Could Leak Sensitive Data via Email Prompts
  • FTC Provides Guidance on Updated Safeguards Rule
  • Sentara Health terminates remote employees after realizing they couldn’t be sure who was doing the work.
  • Hackers Break Into Car Sharing App, 8.4 Million Users Affected
  • Cyberattack pushes German napkin company into insolvency
  • WMATA Train Operators Arrested in Health Care Fraud Scheme
  • Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists, WSJ reports
  • Resource: State Data Breach Notification Laws – June 2025
  • WestJet investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Vermont signs Kids Code into law, faces legal challenges
  • Data Categories and Surveillance Pricing: Ferguson’s Nuanced Approach to Privacy Innovation
  • Anne Wojcicki Wins Bidding for 23andMe
  • Would you — or wouldn’t you?
  • New York passes a bill to prevent AI-fueled disasters
  • Synthetic Data and the Illusion of Privacy: Legal Risks of Using De-Identified AI Training Sets
  • States sue to block the sale of genetic data collected by DNA testing company 23andMe

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.