Cyber attacks

RTL: hackers Flink kregen, ondanks ultimatum, nog geen geld van slachtoffers

NOS30 September 2026, 19:54 UTC

De cybercriminelen die vorige week inbraken bij boodschappenbezorger Flink, hebben nog niets verdiend met hun hack. De hackers benaderden medewerkers en klanten met een ultimatum: als ze niet betalen, worden hun gegevens gepubliceerd. Daar is nog niemand op ingegaan, blijkt uit onderzoek van RTL Nieuws. RTL kreeg van 32 Nederlandse Flink-klanten de afpersingsmail die de hackers hadden gestuurd. "Je ontvangt deze e-mail omdat we jouw persoonlijke informatie via een hack van Flink hebben gestolen", schreven de criminelen. "Als je weigert om 0,005 ETH (ethereum, een digitale munt - ongeve

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