Belastingdienst reports data leak to AP due to Adobe Analytics use in payment environment
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) reported a data leak to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) after it was discovered that personal data of citizens might have been sent to an external service provider via Adobe Analytics in its online payment environment. The incident was brought to light by an ethical hacker. The functionality has since been disabled, and an investigation is underway to determine the extent of the incident, including which data was processed, how many citizens were affected, and if privacy laws were violated. The use of Adobe Analytics was deemed not in line with ePrivacy rules and GDPR.
Signal context
First seen: Jun 17, 2026
Last updated: Jul 2, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax and Customs Administration) reported a data leak to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP).
- Personal data was potentially sent to an external service provider via Adobe Analytics in the online payment environment.
- The issue was discovered by an ethical hacker.
Signal analysis
BetaThis analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.
Sector: Finance and Insurance
Likely country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
inferred from company domain
Watch process controls, misconfiguration and accidental disclosure paths.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 23 signals in the same sector
- 88 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Belastingdienst meldt datalek na gebruik Adobe Analytics in betaalomgeving - Securitymanagement.nl - Cyber security, Nieuwshttps://www.securitymanagement.nl/nieuws/belastingdienst-meldt-datalek-na-gebruik-adobe-analytics-in-betaalomgevingPublic source from securitymanagement.nl.
Belastingdienst meldt datalek bij AP wegens gebruik van Adobe Analytics - Security.NLhttps://www.security.nl/nieuws/88775/belastingdienst-meldt-datalek-bij-ap-wegens-gebruik-van-adobe-analytics.htmlPublic source from security.nl.
Gebruik Adobe Analytics bij Belastingdienst gestopt - Fiscaal en Meerhttps://www.fiscaalenmeer.nl/nieuws/gebruik-adobe-analytics-bij-belastingdienst-gestoptPublic source from fiscaalenmeer.nl.
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