Long lines and messages left behind due to major pin failure and baskets full of groceries left behind
Long lines, notes on the door and baskets full of groceries left behind. Due to a pin failure, many shop customers are unable to pay at the cash registers. The Albert Heijn, Etos and Gall & Gall were particularly affected. At the Albert Heijn on the Christiaan Huygensplein in the Watergraafsmeer, customers are asked to only pay in cash. And many groceries have been left behind at the supermarket on Bos en Lommerplein. Measures have also been taken at other locations.
Thousands of reports
Thousands of reports were received on allestoringen.nl. The outage started around 4 p.m. A KPN spokesperson told the NOS that the disruption at the Ahold companies is caused by a firewall that is used at the company, a facility that filters the data traffic and has to stop 'incorrect' data. But due to the malfunction all data is blocked. A customer of the Albert Heijn on the Christiaan Huygensplein says that he will skip shopping. "Then no lunch tomorrow."
Source: https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/194684/lange-rijen-en-achtergelaten-boodschappen-door-grote-pinstoring
Thousands of reports
Thousands of reports were received on allestoringen.nl. The outage started around 4 p.m. A KPN spokesperson told the NOS that the disruption at the Ahold companies is caused by a firewall that is used at the company, a facility that filters the data traffic and has to stop 'incorrect' data. But due to the malfunction all data is blocked. A customer of the Albert Heijn on the Christiaan Huygensplein says that he will skip shopping. "Then no lunch tomorrow."
Source: https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/194684/lange-rijen-en-achtergelaten-boodschappen-door-grote-pinstoring
Vandals let 650,000 liters of water run away from the swimming pool
When filling a swimming pool in Sprang-Capelle, some 650,000 liters of water were drained away. Vandals have thrown the hose through which the water flowed into the bath onto the dry. The area around the pool was full of water, which destroyed grass mats. Concrete benches and lighting columns have also been pulled out of the ground. According to Omroep Brabant , the municipality of Waalwijk estimates the repair costs at tens of thousands of euros.
"The majority of these are costs for cleaning up and cleaning. In addition, there are costs for replacing plants, lighting columns and furniture," the municipality writes on its website.
Offenders
The perpetrators have not yet been found. The municipality calls on local residents who have seen or heard something to report.
According to the municipality of Waalwijk, this is not the first time that the swimming pool is suffering from vandalism. "The pool regularly suffers from unwanted visitors when the pool is closed. This visit swims illegally, walks dogs on the property and destroys things in and around the pool."
The municipality has plans to place cameras near and near the swimming pool. Waalwijk also wants to place a better fence.
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2287506-vandalen-laten-650-000-liter-water-weglopen-bij-zwembad.html
"The majority of these are costs for cleaning up and cleaning. In addition, there are costs for replacing plants, lighting columns and furniture," the municipality writes on its website.
Offenders
The perpetrators have not yet been found. The municipality calls on local residents who have seen or heard something to report.
According to the municipality of Waalwijk, this is not the first time that the swimming pool is suffering from vandalism. "The pool regularly suffers from unwanted visitors when the pool is closed. This visit swims illegally, walks dogs on the property and destroys things in and around the pool."
The municipality has plans to place cameras near and near the swimming pool. Waalwijk also wants to place a better fence.
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2287506-vandalen-laten-650-000-liter-water-weglopen-bij-zwembad.html
Unhealthy amount of metals in Tata Steel graphite rain
The graphite rains from Tata Steel in IJmuiden contain so many metals that they are unhealthy for children. This is the conclusion of RIVM research. The research institute says that the estimated exposure of lead, manganese and vanadium is undesirable. The RIVM looked at the black particles that ended up in Wijk aan Zee after a graphite rain on March 29. The coastal village is close to the steel mills. Residents have been concerned about their health for a long time.The province of Noord-Holland had therefore asked RIVM to do research.
Young children
The graphite rains are dust clouds that end up in the air the moment a residual product of steel production, slag, liquid is tipped from boilers.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment looked at the effects on young children during the study. They run the greatest risk because their brains are still developing. When exposed to lead for a long time, children can develop neurological developmental disorders. The RIVM says that low exposure to lead via the graphite rains can also be harmful, because people already get lead through food anyway. The lead via the graphite rain is then added.
Risks PAHs 'negligible'
The RIVM also looked at PAHs in the graphite rain. These are carcinogenic substances that arise during the combustion of organic material. These substances are not alarmingly common in the graphite rain. The RIVM considers these risks to be negligible. Tata Steel is taking measures as a result of the report. The company says that, together with steel slag processor Harsco, it has immediately stopped liquid casting of slag.
According to Tata, more measures have been taken in recent months to reduce metal emissions. The company says that emissions will be a thing of the past in a while. Tata is currently building a large hall, so that the pouring of slag will only be covered from next year.
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2287589-ongezonde-hoeveelheid-metalen-in-grafietregen-tata-steel.html
Young children
The graphite rains are dust clouds that end up in the air the moment a residual product of steel production, slag, liquid is tipped from boilers.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment looked at the effects on young children during the study. They run the greatest risk because their brains are still developing. When exposed to lead for a long time, children can develop neurological developmental disorders. The RIVM says that low exposure to lead via the graphite rains can also be harmful, because people already get lead through food anyway. The lead via the graphite rain is then added.
Risks PAHs 'negligible'
The RIVM also looked at PAHs in the graphite rain. These are carcinogenic substances that arise during the combustion of organic material. These substances are not alarmingly common in the graphite rain. The RIVM considers these risks to be negligible. Tata Steel is taking measures as a result of the report. The company says that, together with steel slag processor Harsco, it has immediately stopped liquid casting of slag.
According to Tata, more measures have been taken in recent months to reduce metal emissions. The company says that emissions will be a thing of the past in a while. Tata is currently building a large hall, so that the pouring of slag will only be covered from next year.
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2287589-ongezonde-hoeveelheid-metalen-in-grafietregen-tata-steel.html
Albert Heijn and Etos pin failure country wide
It is unclear whether the pin failure at Albert Heijn, Etos and Gall & Gall has been resolved before the stores open their doors this morning. Telecom company KPN said just after midnight that the problem is still not solved. A spokesperson for KPN says that the disruption at the Ahold companies is caused by a firewall that is used at KPN, a facility that filters the data traffic and has to stop 'incorrect' data. But due to the malfunction all data is blocked.
Yesterday there was a nuisance throughout the country due to the pin failure. Hundreds of people on Twitter said they could not pin. Thousands of reports were received on allestoringen.nl. The outage started around 4 p.m. This map shows where disruptions are still taking place. Ahold calls it annoying for the people who stood in a long line this afternoon. According to Ahold, it is not yet known how much damage the stores have suffered as a result. At Utrecht Central Station two stores were closed prematurely due to the outage.
At various Albert Heijn locations in Gelderland there were rows of customers who could not pay. Albert Heijn XL in Tilburg was forced to close its doors after customers had stood in line for a long time. Albert Heijn XL in Tilburg is forced to close its doors. Due to a pin failure, people had been waiting in line for an hour for the cash register. They could only pay in cash, so there was also a huge line in front of the cash machine. Personell tries to solve it as well as possible. Also in Leeuwarden and Middelburg there were long queues at Albert Heijn on Monday afternoons.
Outside at an Albert Heijn in Amsterdam around 7:30 pm not all customers were aware of the outage. "So you have to pay in cash? I happen to have that with me", one of them said. Another customer came out of the supermarket without groceries. "Unfortunately it does not go through? I hear pin failure. Too bad then, we go to the Dirk Supemarket"
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2288454-pinstoring-in-hele-land-vooral-albert-heijn-etos-en-gall-gall-getroffen.html
Yesterday there was a nuisance throughout the country due to the pin failure. Hundreds of people on Twitter said they could not pin. Thousands of reports were received on allestoringen.nl. The outage started around 4 p.m. This map shows where disruptions are still taking place. Ahold calls it annoying for the people who stood in a long line this afternoon. According to Ahold, it is not yet known how much damage the stores have suffered as a result. At Utrecht Central Station two stores were closed prematurely due to the outage.
At various Albert Heijn locations in Gelderland there were rows of customers who could not pay. Albert Heijn XL in Tilburg was forced to close its doors after customers had stood in line for a long time. Albert Heijn XL in Tilburg is forced to close its doors. Due to a pin failure, people had been waiting in line for an hour for the cash register. They could only pay in cash, so there was also a huge line in front of the cash machine. Personell tries to solve it as well as possible. Also in Leeuwarden and Middelburg there were long queues at Albert Heijn on Monday afternoons.
Outside at an Albert Heijn in Amsterdam around 7:30 pm not all customers were aware of the outage. "So you have to pay in cash? I happen to have that with me", one of them said. Another customer came out of the supermarket without groceries. "Unfortunately it does not go through? I hear pin failure. Too bad then, we go to the Dirk Supemarket"
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2288454-pinstoring-in-hele-land-vooral-albert-heijn-etos-en-gall-gall-getroffen.html
Dutch emergency line hit by KPN telecoms outage
The Netherlands has been hit by its largest telecommunications outage in years, with the 112 emergency number knocked out across the country.
The disruption, which lasted four hours, originated from national carrier KPN, and affected other providers linked to its network.
KPN said the cause was still unclear but it did not appear to be a hack. "We have no reason to think it was (a hack) and we monitor our systems 24/7," a company spokeswoman told Reuters. Landlines and mobile phones linked to the KPN network were also affected, but it was the failure of the national emergency line that was most worrying. Emergency services responded by putting out alternative contact information on social media. Speaking to public broadcaster NPO, KPN board director Joost Farwerck said the network had been backed up to prevent any malfunction, but the backups had not worked.
KPN has been told to explain to Justice and Security Minister Ferdinand Grapperhuis on Tuesday what went wrong. It has also emerged that the company's chief executive, Maximo Ibarra, is to step down, although KPN has stressed it has nothing to do with the outage.
How bad was the outage?
During the disruption, additional police were sent on to streets around the country. Authorities also advised people to go directly to hospitals or to police or fire stations for any emergencies. Firefighters also announced they were going out into key areas, with one fire brigade appearing at a key harbour in a Rotterdam suburb in case people needed help.
It took more than an hour for authorities to find an alternative emergency number, and even then the NL-Alert service designed to get in touch with people via their mobile phones during an emergency had problems. The popular Telegraaf newspaper revealed that the justice and security ministry had used NL-Alert to send out the paper's WhatsApp tips-line as an alternative to 112 by mistake. An alert was later sent out with the correct number, images of which have been posted by social media users. Mr Grapperhaus told De Telegraaf that the ministry was investigating how the wrong number was given out. "Was it an office prank or was there really no plan?" Dutch Green politician Kathalijne Buitenweg tweeted.
What has reaction been?
Political reaction to the failure of the 112 emergency number has been one of shock. "This just shouldn't be possible," complained centre-right MP Chris van Dam, who said it was simply incomprehensible that the 112 line was "so vulnerable". Commentators pointed out that national security co-ordinator NCTV had warned only this month that "dependence on digitised processes and systems has become so big" that it could disrupt society and it called for "fallback options and analogue alternatives". Many others were bemused by the failure. One social media user noted drily that politicians had been trying for years to get more police on the streets, and KPN had managed to do it in a couple of minutes. KPN is not the only telecoms provider to suffer network problems recently. Earlier this month, Vodafone experienced a "disruption" to its mobile and fixed-line broadband services, affecting subscribers in the UK and several other countries.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48753095
The disruption, which lasted four hours, originated from national carrier KPN, and affected other providers linked to its network.
KPN said the cause was still unclear but it did not appear to be a hack. "We have no reason to think it was (a hack) and we monitor our systems 24/7," a company spokeswoman told Reuters. Landlines and mobile phones linked to the KPN network were also affected, but it was the failure of the national emergency line that was most worrying. Emergency services responded by putting out alternative contact information on social media. Speaking to public broadcaster NPO, KPN board director Joost Farwerck said the network had been backed up to prevent any malfunction, but the backups had not worked.
KPN has been told to explain to Justice and Security Minister Ferdinand Grapperhuis on Tuesday what went wrong. It has also emerged that the company's chief executive, Maximo Ibarra, is to step down, although KPN has stressed it has nothing to do with the outage.
How bad was the outage?
During the disruption, additional police were sent on to streets around the country. Authorities also advised people to go directly to hospitals or to police or fire stations for any emergencies. Firefighters also announced they were going out into key areas, with one fire brigade appearing at a key harbour in a Rotterdam suburb in case people needed help.
It took more than an hour for authorities to find an alternative emergency number, and even then the NL-Alert service designed to get in touch with people via their mobile phones during an emergency had problems. The popular Telegraaf newspaper revealed that the justice and security ministry had used NL-Alert to send out the paper's WhatsApp tips-line as an alternative to 112 by mistake. An alert was later sent out with the correct number, images of which have been posted by social media users. Mr Grapperhaus told De Telegraaf that the ministry was investigating how the wrong number was given out. "Was it an office prank or was there really no plan?" Dutch Green politician Kathalijne Buitenweg tweeted.
What has reaction been?
Political reaction to the failure of the 112 emergency number has been one of shock. "This just shouldn't be possible," complained centre-right MP Chris van Dam, who said it was simply incomprehensible that the 112 line was "so vulnerable". Commentators pointed out that national security co-ordinator NCTV had warned only this month that "dependence on digitised processes and systems has become so big" that it could disrupt society and it called for "fallback options and analogue alternatives". Many others were bemused by the failure. One social media user noted drily that politicians had been trying for years to get more police on the streets, and KPN had managed to do it in a couple of minutes. KPN is not the only telecoms provider to suffer network problems recently. Earlier this month, Vodafone experienced a "disruption" to its mobile and fixed-line broadband services, affecting subscribers in the UK and several other countries.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48753095
Examination students have to wait longer for results due to malfunctions
Due to a technical problem with the Somtoday administration system, thousands of students have to wait longer for the results of their final exams. A spokeswoman for the Board for Tests and Exams (CvTE) confirms the malfunction after reporting by the AD.
The malfunction has since been resolved, but the extent of the delay is not yet known. 'Schools are still being called now. We hope that the extra waiting time for most students remains limited, "said a spokeswoman for CvTE.
Source: https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/3854396/Eindexamenleerlingen-moeten-langer-wachten-op-uitslag-door-storing
The malfunction has since been resolved, but the extent of the delay is not yet known. 'Schools are still being called now. We hope that the extra waiting time for most students remains limited, "said a spokeswoman for CvTE.
Source: https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/3854396/Eindexamenleerlingen-moeten-langer-wachten-op-uitslag-door-storing
Travelers fear burglary after data breach
Neckermann customers fear a burglary at home, now that their travel details are on the street. Several travelers who booked with Neckermann have received a message stating that the head office was broken into at the end of May, with various company computers, laptops, mobile phones and other devices being stolen, among other things. On a computer was a file with names of tens of thousands of customers, their address, and the period that they were on vacation. A spokeswoman for Thomas Cook - which includes Neckermann - confirms the burglary, but claims that the risk is small that customers become victims of criminals. "The file is protected with a password, which we also changed immediately. The chance is almost zero that it will have consequences. "
Travelers fear burglary
It is remarkable that in the message to affected customers, Neckermann speaks of a low risk of 'identity fraud or fraud', while travelers fear a burglary in particular when they are lying on the beach or sleeping far away in their hotel. "All travel information about people is leaked! " One of them indignantly reports to De Telegraaf. "When the burglars get this information, they know exactly when people are on vacation, so they can break into it." The spokeswoman cannot exclude that. "I cannot give a 100% guarantee, but I can never. In the summer, burglaries are used more often. We have informed the people who are concerned because we have to do that and so that they can be more vigilant. "
"In the summer, burglaries are used more often anyway"
Some customers, she says, have indicated that they have, for example, asked their neighbor or family member to keep an eye on them more often. "And if there is a burglary, it is primarily an insurance issue," she tries to reassure people. Neckermann furthermore regrets the disappearance of the data. A report has been made to the police, and the Dutch Data Protection Authority has also been informed. "Your vacation remains our priority," is the last sentence of the message to travelers.
Source: https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1690462866/vakantiegangers-vrezen-inbraak-na-datalek?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic
Travelers fear burglary
It is remarkable that in the message to affected customers, Neckermann speaks of a low risk of 'identity fraud or fraud', while travelers fear a burglary in particular when they are lying on the beach or sleeping far away in their hotel. "All travel information about people is leaked! " One of them indignantly reports to De Telegraaf. "When the burglars get this information, they know exactly when people are on vacation, so they can break into it." The spokeswoman cannot exclude that. "I cannot give a 100% guarantee, but I can never. In the summer, burglaries are used more often. We have informed the people who are concerned because we have to do that and so that they can be more vigilant. "
"In the summer, burglaries are used more often anyway"
Some customers, she says, have indicated that they have, for example, asked their neighbor or family member to keep an eye on them more often. "And if there is a burglary, it is primarily an insurance issue," she tries to reassure people. Neckermann furthermore regrets the disappearance of the data. A report has been made to the police, and the Dutch Data Protection Authority has also been informed. "Your vacation remains our priority," is the last sentence of the message to travelers.
Source: https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1690462866/vakantiegangers-vrezen-inbraak-na-datalek?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic