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Cyber Attack Paralyzes Dutch Prosecution Service for Week

7/22/2025

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A significant cybersecurity breach has left the Dutch Public Prosecution Service offline for over a week, crippling operations and jeopardizing criminal cases. While emergency protocols are activated, prosecutors remain unable to access crucial digital files. Compounding the issue, the judiciary's website faced an unrelated outage, prompting ongoing investigations into both alarming incidents.

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Story summary

A significant cybersecurity breach has left the Dutch Public Prosecution Service offline for over a week, crippling operations and jeopardizing criminal cases. While emergency protocols are activated, prosecutors remain unable to access crucial digital files. Compounding the issue, the judiciary's website faced an unrelated outage, prompting ongoing investigations into both alarming incidents.