128,000 Vrienden van Amstel email addresses exposed in data breach

A data breach has exposed 128,000 email addresses connected to De Vrienden van Amstel Live and Amstel Live in de Kroeg. The personal data belongs to individuals who were contacted for visitor research. Parent company Heineken is warning people to watch out for phishing emails or other suspicious messages. The leak originated at hosting provider Cloudbear, a supplier for research agency Abbi Insights, which conducted visitor research for the brands.