Dutch mobile phone giant Odido announces data breach
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Odido, the Netherlands' largest mobile provider, suffered a cyberattack on Feb. 7, resulting in the theft of personal data for 6.2 million customers, including names, bank details, and IDs. The breach was reported to authorities after confirmation, traced to a compromised contact system.
Source: The Record
The largest mobile phone provider in the Netherlands announced a cyberattack on Feb. 12 that led to the theft of customer information. The company Odido, told a local news outlet that 6.2 million people had information stolen. In a statement about the incident, Odido CEO Søren Abildgaard said names, bank account numbers, addresses, mobile numbers, email addresses, account numbers and IDs – ranging from passports to driver's license numbers – were stolen by the hackers. Abildgaard said the incident took place Feb. 7 and was eventually reported to the Dutch Data Protection Authority once the breach was confirmed. Investigators traced the attack back to a compromised customer contact system used by Odido. Full Story