New OIK? Data-Leak Victims Promised €10,000 Compensation, but What Is Behind the Campaign?
Translated from Latvian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Social-media posts are encouraging victims of a CSDD data breach to seek €10,000 in moral compensation.
- The breach reportedly exposed data belonging to 1.2 million customers and more than 200,000 legal entities, while CSDD has received more than 2,000 related applications.
- The campaign may lead people to share additional personal data, prompting questions about the claims and those offering help.
A promise of €10,000 in compensation is circulating among victims of the data breach at Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate, or CSDD. Social-media posts urge affected people to file claims for moral damages.
The breach exposed data from 1.2 million customers and more than 200,000 legal entities. Since then, people presenting themselves as helpful intermediaries have offered to prepare claims against CSDD.
But handing over information to these supposed helpers could expose victims to an even larger loss of personal data. CSDD says it has received more than 2,000 applications linked to the breach, including claims seeking compensation.
Delfi is examining who stands behind the online posts, how lawful the compensation demands are and whether the self-described volunteer “Temidа’s helpers” can be trusted.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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