Ombudsman Wants Government to Better Inform Victims of Data Theft

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National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen is concerned about how the government is informing victims of a major data theft. He has received several complaints in recent weeks from victims of the cyberattack on a laboratory in Rijswijk. During this hack, criminals stole personal data from hundreds of thousands of people, including participants in the national population survey for cervical cancer. The impact of the data theft is therefore affecting …

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The National Ombudsman is concerned about the information provided to victims of the data theft from a laboratory in Rijswijk. Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen says he has received multiple complaints and reports from victims of the hack in recent weeks. During this cyberattack, criminals stole the data of hundreds of thousands of people, including participants in the cervical cancer screening program.