Breaches and incidents
ANEPC / National Firefighter Census (RNBP), Portugal: personal data of registered firefighters copied
Per Lusa (via Sabado), an ANEPC internal communication says the RNBP database “was the target of a cyberattack” and a copy of personal data was made.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Per Lusa (via Sabado), an ANEPC internal communication says the RNBP database “was the target of a cyberattack” and a copy of personal data was made; the president of the Portuguese Firefighters League said the application has about 60,000 records. Data includes names, citizen card, tax, social security and health numbers, driving licence, date of birth, contacts, addresses, image and blood type; the League said there is no bank data.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- ANEPC, the National Cybersecurity Centre and the internal security network suspended the application; ANEPC warned of phishing and said additional security systems are being developed. The League said affected firefighters should have been informed individually.