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Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has been flying high in the Dutch app stores this past month, often sitting at the top as the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android across all categories, per data from multiple app-tracking platforms such as Sensor Tower. The app has experienced surges in popularity over the years, often…
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A Netherlands appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 on Tuesday. This was a setback for the environmental advocacy group Milieudefensie, which sought legal avenues to enforce corporate climate action.
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Riots broke out on Monday evening in the Nieuw-West suburb of Amsterdam in the Kingdom of the Netherlands over tensions surrounding a soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv in which locals clashed with Israeli supporters.
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The mayor of the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, condemned the attacks on Israeli and Jewish people following a football match between the Maccabi Tel Aviv football team and a Dutch team.
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At least 15 public Threads accounts with over 12,000 followers have been leveraged to post exfiltrated personal and financial details, including full names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, home and IP addresses, email addresses and passwords, full and partial credit card digits, CVV security codes, and expiry dates, and PINs and Bank Identification Numbers.
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Russian and Chinese state threat actors are ramping up their cyberattacks against Dutch organizations, according to a new government report.
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Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Friday his plan to limit temporary asylum permits to a maximum of three years and will introduce border controls next month. Schoof said the cabinet had reached an agreement to alleviate the “asylum crisis” after the Council of Ministers meeting.
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A joint report led Dutch Prosecutors to consider a criminal case based on concerns that senior Israeli Intelligence officials have interfered with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into alleged crimes in occupied Palestine, The Guardian confirmed on Tuesday.
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MalBot October 8, 2024, 12:05am 1 This year, the Croatian, Estonian and Dutch Police were recognised for their achievements in three categories: Innovation initiative in ethics, diversity and inclusion; Innovative operation and Innovative technical solution.The Europol Excellence Awards in Innovation are presented annually by Europol to put a spotlight on the law enforcement community’s most…
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NL Times reports: Chinese hackers have hacked into over 2,700 devices in the Netherlands as part of a global hack, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) reported after warnings from the American and British authorities. The hackers are allegedly affiliated with the Chinese State and want to use the over 260,000 devices they hacked globally for large-scale cyber attacks.
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The Court of The Hague issued its ruling on Monday in the case of two Pakistani individuals who had called on the public to assassinate Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
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Dutch prosecutors announced their intent on Monday to seek prison sentences of up to 14 years for two Pakistani nationals accused of inciting the murder of prominent far-right politician Geert Wilders.
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Privacy authorities in the Netherlands have imposed a €290 million ($324 million) fine on ride-share giant Uber for sending driver data to servers in the United States – “a serious violation” of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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In an era of dynamic change in digital threats, there is more need for knowledge of regional cybersecurity challenges than ever. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that we present the “Netherlands Threat Landscape Report,” which gives an insight into the cybersecurity adversities encountered in businesses across the country in 2023.
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Last Wednesday, the pro-Palestine encampment on a small square in front of a Groningen University (RUG) building in Groningen was cleared by police officers and municipal services. The protesters, who had intended to end the camp in the next few days, left after being warned of a big police presence close by. Now nothing is…
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2024 is being called by the media “the” year of elections. More voters than ever are going to the polls in at least 60 countries for national elections, plus the 27 member states of the European Union. This includes eight of the world’s 10 most populous nations, impacting around half of the world’s population.
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Several Dutch political parties reported a cyber attack on their websites Thursday, on the first day of the European Parliament elections. Three parties were specifically targeted in an attack claimed by a pro-Russian hacker collective.
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Nicki Minaj is still being interrogated by Dutch police – Copyright AFP Valery HACHE