Municipality Responds to Data Breach After Hard Drives Discovered in Boiler RoomAuthorities in the Bavarian municipality of Markt Kipfenberg have addressed concerns following the discovery of unsecured data storage devices in an accessible area of a residential building. The issue came to light after it was reported that, on two separate occasions within two years, municipal hard drives and other data carriers containing sensitive information were found in a communal boiler room. Following an inquiry by concerned parties, representatives from the Bavarian data protection supervisory authority, together with the mayor, conducted an on-site inspection. According to officials, in 2023, cartons containing data carriers were mistakenly placed in the boiler room of a municipal apartment building. The municipality further explained that, due to subsequent technical work in the secure storage room, some data carriers were again temporarily relocated to the boiler room later in the year.

Source: The Munich Eye December 22, 2025 17:25 UTC