On December 28, 2016, the DPA published an analysis (source document in Dutch) of data breaches notified in 2016. Between January 1, 2016, and December 15, 2016, a total of 5,500 data breaches were notified to the DPA under the Data Leaks Reporting Obligation Act. Most of the notifications stem from the health care sector, financial sector, and governmental organizations. The most common cause of data breaches involved receipt by a person other than the intended addressee of messages containing personal data and stolen or lost USB flash drives and laptops.
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