RDC

RDC, also known by its alias, is a Dutch automotive services provider headquartered in the Netherlands. The organisation offers services that involve the collection and management of personal and vehicle-related data for car owners. Its core activities include processing vehicle registration information and providing related automotive support to customers across the Dutch market. As a provider operating in the automotive sector, RDC handles sensitive data such as names, addresses, contact details, birth dates and vehicle registration records. The company’s headquarters in the Netherlands situates it within a key European market for automotive services.

In March 2021, RDC experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 7.3 million records containing personal and vehicle information of car owners. Of those records, about 2.3 million included email addresses, and the compromised data was offered for sale on a cybercrime forum for $35,000. The organisation confirmed that unauthorized access had been gained to roughly 60% of its customer database. Upon discovering the breach, RDC launched an investigation with cybersecurity specialists and reported the incident to the relevant authorities. The breach highlighted risks beyond phishing, including the potential for targeted vehicle theft by criminal groups. These events underscore the organisation’s role as a custodian of substantial volumes of sensitive automotive data in the Netherlands.