Dutch political party, Forum for Democracy had its “entire membership leaked” through its mobile application, ForumApp, Reutir reports. Nearly 93,000 party members had personal identifiable information leaked, including bank account numbers and addresses, after the app was recently launched during a General Meeting of Members. The leak was discovered following an investigation by RTL Nieuws, which notified Forum for Democracy, who later claimed the leak was “an attack on their IT systems.”
Personal information of Dutch political party leaked
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