Multiple Dutch government websites, including those of the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur and the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, were temporarily inaccessible. Users encountered an Access Denied error, and the exact cause of the outage is currently unknown.
Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority reports that the Belastingdienst is failing to meet privacy standards in ten out of twelve audited areas, including inadequate logging and problematic use of algorithms. The regulator has demanded immediate improvements to prevent discrimination and better protect sensitive personal data, citing a history of compliance failures by the agency.
The United Kingdom government is exploring a potential ban on children under sixteen using e-commerce platforms like Vinted and eBay to prevent them from interacting with potentially harmful strangers. The proposed regulations aim to secure chat functions, though industry groups warn that such restrictions might be overly broad and disrupt legitimate family communication.
French authorities have identified the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as the perpetrator behind cyberattacks that sabotaged refrigeration systems in supermarkets across France. While major retailers in the Netherlands were spared, smaller local shops were affected alongside businesses in several other European nations.
The Port of Amsterdam has applied for permits to install eight 200-meter-tall wind turbines in the Western Port area to increase regional renewable energy production. The Province of North Holland will now review the applications, though approval is not guaranteed given recent regional political conflicts over wind energy projects.
The City of Amsterdam is dealing with an IT crisis involving its leasehold management software as both the outdated legacy system and the long-delayed replacement platform face critical technical issues. Alderman Alexander Scholtes has apologized to the city council for failing to report these risks promptly, despite internal concerns being raised months earlier.
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