Breaches and incidents
SRG SSR: contact data of about 340 current and former SRF employees stolen
SRG said unauthorized parties accessed data of about 340 current and former SRF staff (mostly from today’s Information unit).
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- SRG said unauthorized parties accessed data of about 340 current and former SRF staff (mostly from today’s Information unit): names, job functions, business and in some cases private contact details from 2020. No indication that passwords, financial data, journalistic sources, research data or communication content were affected (SRF, swissinfo). Both outlets are SRG units reporting SRG’s statement; SRG’s own notice returned 403.
- Root cause: not disclosed; SRG said it is investigating cause and scope.
- No attacker named.
- Affected access was deactivated, additional measures implemented, authorities contacted and a criminal complaint filed; SRG says the incident is under control.