{"id":3111,"date":"2024-06-17T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.derbg.nl\/business\/hack-at-one-of-our-suppliers\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T11:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:41:02","slug":"hack-at-one-of-our-suppliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.derbg.nl\/business\/hack-at-one-of-our-suppliers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hack at one of our suppliers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cybercriminals have attacked one of our suppliers with ransomware. This supplier provides the automated sending of tax assessments and reminders for a number of tax offices and a large number of companies. They may thereby also have stolen data about individuals and companies in our area. The question of whether that is the case, and if so which ones, is currently being investigated.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What is a ransomware attack?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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In a ransomware attack, criminals encrypt files. This prevents a company from accessing those files. The criminals often demand money to restore access to the files. In the attack on our supplier, the encrypted data has not yet been sold or made public.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Can you still safely manage your affairs digitally with the RBG?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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You certainly can. Our systems have not been hacked. You can manage your tax affairs in our secure environment My RBG<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What does our supplier do?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our supplier sends our tax assessments and other letters. They do this by post and digitally. The RBG provides data for this purpose via a secure connection. More information about the attack can be found on our supplier\u2019s website<\/a>. This also explains what they are doing to limit the damage. And how they are restarting their services securely.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What data does the RBG provide?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This consists of name, address, place of residence, citizen service number (BSN), bank account number, a number of e-mail addresses and ownership details of residential and commercial properties.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What data was stolen?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We don not know that yet. Our supplier is investigating which data was stolen. They are being assisted in this by a company that specialises in cybersecurity. Our supplier works for some 60 companies and government agencies.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What has the RBG done so far?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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