Cyberattack at SRG Exposes Data of 340 SRF Employees
Summary
SRG says unauthorized access exposed data of 340 current and former SRF Information unit employees. Names, roles and contact details were affected; there is no current evidence that passwords, financial data, sources or communications were compromised.
Key points
- The leak affected 340 current and former employees of SRF’s Information unit.
- Exposed records dated back to 2020 and included names, roles, professional contact details and, in some cases, private contact information.
- SRG reported no current evidence that passwords, financial data, journalistic sources or communication content were compromised.
- SRG disabled access after discovering the incident, informed authorities and is investigating.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- SRG, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation; affected employees were from SRF’s Information unit.
- Victim Domain
- srgssr.ch
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack involving unauthorized access to employee data and a data leak.
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-09-27
- Data Types Exposed
- Names
- Job functions and roles
- Professional contact details
- Some private contact details
- Affected Records
- 340 current and former employees of SRF’s Information unit; exposed records dated back to 2020.
- Operational Impact
- SRG immediately disabled access after discovering the incident, informed the authorities, and began an investigation. The source reports no current evidence that passwords, financial data, journalistic sources, or communication content were compromised.
- Claim Status
- confirmed