Dutch Police Cite Possible Local Criminal Involvement in Odido Hack
Summary
Dutch police say more than six million Odido customer records were stolen and leaked. Investigators cite a deceptive call to customer service followed by phishing and say evidence points to possible Dutch criminal involvement; the case continues.
Key points
- Police say data from more than six million Odido customers was stolen in early February and later made public.
- Investigators say a Dutch-speaking man posed as an Odido IT employee in a call to customer service shortly before the hack; phishing then misled the company.
- Police report finding strong indications of Dutch criminal involvement, but the investigation into the caller and others is ongoing.
- Police took several servers offline that the hackers used to distribute the stolen data.
- The investigation is expected to continue for months, and police are asking witnesses and others with information to come forward.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Odido
- Incident Type
- Phishing and customer-data theft, followed by public release of the stolen data
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-07-08
- Data Types Exposed
- Customer records
- Affected Records
- More than six million customer records
- Operational Impact
- Police took several servers used by the hackers to distribute the stolen data offline. No disruption to Odido's operations is reported.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed