DutchNews.nl: Regional press agency leaks thousands of telephone numbers
August 14th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Online Journalism
A leak in the security system of Dutch regional press agency GPD meant thousands of phone numbers for public figures were openly accessible.
Other personal information was also available via a Google search.
Original story by Tweakers.net (in Dutch).
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