2023-08-18 17:23:28
A security flaw in an application used by the Bernese police has led to a major data leak. Hackers were able to seize the identity and telephone numbers of all 2,800 employees of the cantonal police.
“There has been a data leak,” Bern police spokeswoman Flurina Schenk told German-language television SRF on Friday.
The flaw concerned an application for smartphones and affects all employees equipped with this type of device – i.e. all personnel in the body.
They run the risk of being the target of hackers and have been warned of the dangers involved, the police said.
The National Center for Cyber Security (NCSC) informed the Bernese police on July 21 about the security breach in the “MobileIron” app. The problem was quickly solved but the information had already leaked.
“MobileIron” is an application used worldwide allowing employees equipped with their laptop in the field to connect to the employer’s server.
The Bernese police say they have no idea of the perpetrators of the data theft and have no indications to date that the latter have been published on the internet. Criminal proceedings are ongoing.
Authorities abroad have already been victims of this kind of attack via the flaws of “MobileIron”, including the Norwegian state. Several ministries of this Scandinavian country have been hacked.
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