SRG detected a cyberattack that allowed unauthorized access to employee data from SRF, resulting in a data leak affecting 340 current and former staff members of the Information unit. The exposed data mainly included names, roles, and professional and sometimes private contact details, while there is no current evidence that passwords, financial data, journalistic sources, or communication content were compromised. #SRG #SRF
Information
- Victim: SRG, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
- Website: srgssr.ch
- Country: Switzerland
- Date Reported: 2026-09-27
Keypoints
- SRG detected a cyberattack that led to unauthorized access to employee data from SRF.
- The incident caused a data leak involving 340 current and former employees of SRF’s Information unit.
- The exposed records dated back to 2020.
- Compromised data included names, job functions, and professional contact details, with some private contact information also exposed.
- There is no current evidence that passwords, financial data, journalistic sources, or communication content were affected.
- SRG immediately disabled access after discovering the incident.
- SRG informed the authorities and is conducting a thorough investigation.
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