2023-08-26 06:58:20
It was an ethical hacker who alerted the VRT, which then verified the information.
“In the fields where you had to enter your name, date of birth and postal code, you might enter the contact details of any Belgian. […] It was therefore not a question of a security breach around, for example, the transfer of money, but of a problem of confidentiality“, writes the VRT on its site. Our colleagues were for example able to find the addresses of the virologist Marc Van Ranst or the Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne, two people who were recently placed under police protection following threats.
The loophole was immediately sealed. At this time, we don’t know if anyone tried to exploit it. But, insists Jean Deboutte, Director General of the Debt Agency, those who have acquired government bonds on the Agency’s website have nothing to fear from a financial point of view. “It’s not regarding bank accounts, financial data, it’s just the address. Now this is no longer possible. It was solved in a very short time and therefore it is safe to use the program.”
The program used in recent days dates from 2011. We can imagine that the flaw was already present there at that time. It was, in any case, during the last issues of government bonds in March and June. But apparently it didn’t cause any detrimental effects.
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