Netherlands
Police seize VerifTools fake ID marketplace servers, domains
The FBI and the Dutch Police have shut down the VerifTools marketplace for fraudulent identity documents after seizing servers in Amsterdam that hosted the online operation. VerifTools was a prominent platform that produced and intermediated the purchase of fake documents (e.g. driver’s licenses, passports) that were used to bypass various identity verification systems or to assume an […]
Netherlands: Citrix Netscaler flaw CVE-2025-6543 exploited to breach orgs
The Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning that a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-6543 was exploited to breach “critical organizations” in the country. The critical flaw is a memory overflow bug that allows unintended control flow or a denial of service state on impacted devices. “Memory overflow vulnerability leading to unintended control […]
Russian Laundry Bear cyberspies linked to Dutch Police hack
A previously unknown Russian-backed cyberespionage group tracked as Laundry Bear has been linked to a September 2024 Dutch police security breach. As the Dutch national police (Politie) revealed last year, the attackers stole work-related contact information of multiple officers, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and, in some cases, private details. The Netherlands General Intelligence and […]
Moldova arrests suspect linked to DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks
Moldovan authorities have detained a 45-year-old suspect linked to DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks targeting Dutch organizations in 2021. Police officers searched the suspect’s home and car on May 6, seizing an electronic wallet, €84,800, two laptops, a mobile phone, a tablet, six bank cards, and multiple data storage devices. The suspect remains in custody, while Moldovan […]
Pro-Russia hacktivists bombard Dutch public orgs with DDoS attacks
Russia-aligned hacktivists persistently target key public and private organizations in the Netherlands with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, causing access problems and service disruptions. The situation was acknowledged via a statement by the country’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), part of the Dutch Ministry of Justice. “This week, several Dutch organizations have been targeted […]
Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. According to an announcement by the Spanish police, the two suspects arrested in the country were the leading global distributors of the service, generating over €13.5 million ($14M) in profits. Investigation into the communications service, […]
Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers
Eight members of an international cybercrime network that stole millions of Euros from victims and set up Airbnb fraud centers were arrested in Belgium and the Netherlands. The action was announced by Europol, which coordinated the operation, involving 17 simultaneous searches in the two countries, taking place on December 3. The arrests were the culmination of investigations […]
Dutch Police: ‘State actor’ likely behind recent data breach
The national Dutch police (Politie) says that a state actor was likely behind the data breach it detected last week. The attack compromised police office contact details, names, email addresses, phone numbers, and in some cases, private details. According to the original report, the attacker had hacked a police account and stole work-related contact details of […]