Netherlands: ‘State actor’ blamed for massive Dutch police hack
Hackers stole the contact details of almost all 65,000 police officers in the Netherlands
An unnamed “state actor” was most likely behind the hacking of thousands of Dutch police contact details last week, the country’s justice minister said on Wednesday.
David van Weel revealed the data leak Friday, which Dutch media reports said contained details of almost all 65,000 police officers in the Netherlands.
“The intelligence and security services consider it highly likely that a state actor is responsible” for the hack, Van Weel said in a letter to parliament.
He did not name a specific country.
News about the stolen details – which Van Weel said contained “names, email addresses, telephone numbers and in a few cases, personal data” – caused a major uproar among police personnel.
“I can imagine that police officers are concerned about the possible consequences of the hack,” Van Weel said.
