The personal information of about 3,700 Ede residents was accessed by unauthorized persons due to a security vulnerability on the municipal site.
The external agency hired the fix the issue and informed all affected residents the municipality also added a warning on the contact page that instructs residents never to submit sensitive information.
Source: https://nltimes.nl/2016/08/11/personal-data-3700-ede-residents-leaked-municipal-site
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/eden-district-municipality
"id": "ede1332622",
"linkid": "eden-district-municipality",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "08/2016",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3700,
'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Ede',
'name': 'Municipality of Ede',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Web Application',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3700,
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'description': 'The personal information of about 3,700 Ede residents was '
'accessed by unauthorized persons due to a security '
'vulnerability on the municipal site.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Informed all affected residents',
'containment_measures': 'Added a warning on the contact page',
'third_party_assistance': 'External Agency'},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Persons',
'title': 'Unauthorized Access to Personal Information of Ede Residents',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Security Vulnerability'}