[BreachExchange] Data leak on Europol terrorism investigations: Dutch TV

[Inga Goddijn]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europol-cyber-idUSKBN13P0M6

Information on numerous international investigations into terrorism groups
compiled by Europol was accidentally left online, unguarded by any
password, a Dutch television program reported on Wednesday.

Europol, which helps European Union national police organizations
cooperate, could not immediately be reached for comment. The television
program Zembla cited the Europol's adjunct director Wil van Gemert as
acknowledging the incident.

According the program, the leak was caused by a former employee who took
dossiers home, against Europol policy, and put them on a hard drive
connected to the Internet without realizing it was accessible to anyone.

Zembla did not republish the dossier, which it said contained information
about 54 different police investigations, including the names and telephone
numbers of suspects.

Van Gemert was quoted saying it did not appear that the dossier had been
seen by anyone other than Zembla researchers, but he could not rule it out.

Privacy campaigner and Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Sophie in
't Veld, tweeted: "Huge data leak. Will call for @EU_Commission and
@Europol director to come and inform @Europarl_EN."
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