Sweden’s Data Drama: 1.5 Million Secrets Spill on Dark Web in Miljödata Hack!
Miljödata, an IT supplier for 80% of Sweden’s municipalities, faced a cyberattack affecting 1.5 million people. The attackers demanded 1.5 Bitcoin, exposing sensitive data on the dark web. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection is investigating potential GDPR violations, focusing on Miljödata’s security measures and municipalities’ data handling practices.
Hot Take:
Well, it looks like Sweden has landed itself a starring role in the latest episode of “Who Wants to Be a Data Breach Victim?” Move over Eurovision, here comes the new Swedish sensation: CyberVision! With 1.5 million people’s data exposed, Sweden’s privacy protection agency is now in full-on Sherlock Holmes mode, trying to figure out how much privacy got lost in this digital disaster. Can someone please pass the cyber aspirin?
Key Points:
- Miljödata, an IT supplier for 80% of Sweden’s municipalities, was hacked, exposing data of 1.5 million people.
- Attackers demanded 1.5 Bitcoin as ransom to not leak the data.
- The breach affected several regions, prompting an investigation by Swedish authorities.
- IMY is investigating for potential GDPR violations due to sensitive data exposure.
- The dark web saw the data leak, attributed to the threat group Datacarry.