Data theft in the Rostock town hall: Ex-employee threatens revelations!

Data theft in the Rostock town hall: Ex-employee threatens revelations!

Rostock, Deutschland - In Rostock, a serious data abuse causes excitement: A former employee of the city administration is suspected of having stolen over 100 personality data. Those affected not only include city employees, but also numerous judges and prosecutors. The background of the scandalous incident is a custody dispute in which the accused threatened to publish sensitive information if their requirements are not met, such as Ostsee-Zeitung reported.

The data theft occurred over a longer period of time and was only discovered in autumn this year after the suspect wrote a threat to the youth welfare office. According to chief prosecutor Harald Nowack, there is suspicion that with the help of the access data of a former colleague, the woman gained access to protected reporting systems and finally "taped" sensitive information with a computer in the town hall. Judges and prosecutors in particular are affected by this incident, whereby the city administration informed all those affected and asked for vigilance, as NDR

Investigations and legal consequences

The public prosecutor has already started investigations and there is talk of several advertisements. Further data could be ensured during a house search. Dealing with the data is particularly delicate, since the personal data of children also fall. Mayor Eva-Maria Kröger has already written the data subject twice and apologized for the inconvenience. In addition, the suspect was banned from a house and the security measures in the city administration were tightened to counteract future incidents. The city also offers legal support for the employees concerned who want to defend themselves against data abuse.