Security News

Phone Phishing Gang Busted: Eight Arrested in Belgium and Netherlands
2024-12-10 11:19

Belgian and Dutch authorities have arrested eight suspects in connection with a "phone phishing" gang that primarily operated out of the Netherlands with an aim to steal victims' financial data...

Zoom agrees privacy conditions, gets low-risk rating from Netherlands
2022-03-21 12:30

Hot on the heels of Microsoft's report card from the Dutch department of Justice and Security comes news of rival messaging platform Zoom receiving a nod via a renewed Data Protection Impact Assessment. Zoom's end to end encryption on all chats and meetings received a thumbs-up, as did a commitment from Zoom to process all personal data exclusively in European data centres by the end of the year.

Netherlands orders Apple to offer more App Store payment methods
2021-10-07 13:16

The Authority for Consumers and Markets in the Netherlands is pressing Apple to lift App Store payment restrictions in the country. ACM hasn't published a relevant report on its portal yet, but Reuters claims that the antitrust authority has already warned Apple to lift the in-app payment restrictions over a month ago.

Ransomware Attack Creates Cheese Shortages in Netherlands
2021-04-14 19:55

An Easter weekend ransomware attack on a food-logistics firm in the Netherlands has caused shortages of prepackaged cheese in supermarkets across the country. Transport company Bakker Logistiek confirmed it was attacked, adding that store shelves would still get stocked, but things might move a bit slowly while they work through the cyber-incident.

Group-IB joins Cyberveilig Nederland to increase cyber resilience in the Netherlands
2021-03-24 23:15

Group-IB has become a member of the Dutch Cyberveilig Nederland in a bid to boost the digital resilience of the Netherlands and increase the quality and transparency of the country's cybersecurity sector. In line with this, Group-IB and Cyberveilig Nederland will work together on awareness-raising activities to render transparency to organizations with regard to cybersecurity risks that they are challenged by and the solutions that are best suited for the prevention of cyberattacks.

Planespotters’ weekends turn traumatic as engine pieces fall from the sky in the Netherlands and the US
2021-02-22 13:03

In what can only be described as a bad day for Boeing, not one but two of its planes suffered engine fire and began shedding parts along their respective flight paths. A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane flying from Maastricht Aachen airport in the Netherlands to New York on Saturday afternoon suffered an engine fire.

Thales unveils integrated 24/7 NOC and SOC in the Netherlands
2020-07-22 00:00

Being able to deliver these secure integrated managed services in the Netherlands is a first for Thales. From now on, Thales will be able to offer this service for and from the Netherlands.

Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and France SIGINT Alliance
2020-05-04 11:42

It discloses the name Maximator and provides documentary evidence. The five members of this European alliance are Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and France.

Netherlands University Pays $240,000 After Targeted Ransomware Attack
2020-02-10 14:27

UM has been open and forthcoming on the details of the attack, providing detailed insight into a classic targeted ransomware attack. "The modus operandi of the group behind this specific attack," said Fox-IT in a forensic report commissioned by UM, "Comes over with a criminal group that already has a long history, and goes back to at least 2014. The group is often referred to publicly as 'TA505', as well as 'GraceRAT', named after one of the tools used by the group."

PwC Netherlands partners with High-Tech Bridge to provide DevSecOps and CI/CD app security testing
2019-04-02 23:30

PwC Netherlands and High-Tech Bridge announce a strategic partnership and joint solution for rapid, cost-efficient and DevSecOps-enabled application penetration testing. Gartner forecasts fast...