Hacked telephone exchange takes care of 450,000 euros (financial impact)
An SME in North Holland has received a telephone bill of 450,000 euros from a hacked telephone exchange. During a period of two days, about 500 calls were made to expensive telephone numbers in India and other countries in Asia.
"The telephone exchange was programmed so that it started calling at twelve o'clock on Friday evening, throughout the weekend", says André Vermeulen, spokesperson for the Fraud Helpdesk , versus Security.NL. How the attackers have precisely gained access to the telephone exchange is still unclear. The company stated that it had been hacked at the Fraudehelpdesk, but did not give any further details. Misuse of telephone exchanges is not new. In the past, entrepreneurs more often had to deal with high telephone bills. This happened, among other things, by cracking the pin code of the telephone system.
Medication shortage at pharmacies and hospitals due to software error wholesale (supply chain risk)
Over two hundred pharmacies and dozens of hospitals in the Netherlands will receive fewer medicines in the coming period.
This is due to an error in the software at drug wholesaler Pluripharm in Alkmaar.
It is unknown when the problems will be resolved, let the wholesaler know Friday in a reaction to NH News.
"The switch was meticulously prepared, but nevertheless did not go smoothly, which meant that Pluripharm was not able to properly supply the affiliated pharmacies with medication in recent weeks," says Pluripharm.
"We are very sorry that pharmacists and their patients have been in trouble because of this."
The wholesaler switched to a new software system three weeks ago. This caused a software error with logistical problems as a result.
Also involves medicines that are vital
The Acdapha Group, among other things, receives fewer medicines. This is a collective of twenty cooperating pharmacies in Alkmaar and surroundings.
According to Dick Bouma, director of the Acdapha Group, many types of medicines are involved. "Also medicines that are vital and that makes the case serious."
If there is no quick solution, Bouma predicts that the Inspectorate for Healthcare and Youth (IGJ) will intervene.
Pharmacies have to work overtime
He estimates that currently only half of the ordered medicines arrive correctly at pharmacies. These pharmacies try to obtain some medicines through orders from other suppliers.
Bouma says that as a result of the situation, the pharmacies have to work overtime to give people their medicines.
"If something is not in stock, we consult other pharmacies if there is something on the shelf, but that takes a lot of time, as does the constant checking whether something is delivered or not."
According to Bouma, Pluripharm says to hope to pharmacists that the situation is resolved quickly. Pluripharm was unreachable for comment Friday night.
Exceptional transport cancelled because cargo is about to fall
An exceptional transport has been stopped in Geertruidenberg. According to the police, there is a danger that the load falls off the trailer.
The trailer transports a large metal storage tank. Bystanders say to Omroep Brabant that a bend came into the tank while driving. If the driver of the trailer continues to drive, the kink can become larger and the whole thing will tip over.
The truck has therefore stopped at a crossroads and is not allowed to continue.
As a precaution, the road was blocked by the police. Traffic controllers allow traffic to be reversed. According to the police, a solution is being sought in consultation with the carrier and the client of the transport.
The municipality of Geertruidenberg expects that the problems will last until tomorrow night.
You can watch the video here: https://nos.nl/artikel/2247044-uitzonderlijk-transport-stilgelegd-omdat-lading-dreigt-te-vallen.html
Great alarm due to fire in Blerick: sirens in the area go off
In Blerick a big fire rages at a coating company on the Groot-Bollerweg. Due to the fire around 03:50 hours in the area the sirens went off and an NL-Alert was sent.
The fire at a company that works with hazardous substances broke out around 02:30. The fire caused a huge smoke development. "There are thick black smoke clouds here", according to a bystander.
Fire master
Meanwhile, smoke development has declined sharply, bystanders report. Around 7:30 am the fire department had the fire under control and the signal fire was given to master.
Acid baths
According to the fire brigade, the fire rages in acid baths of the metal finishing plant. These are used to clean materials. Employees of the company were able to leave the premises on time.
The fire brigade immediately sounded a big alarm because dangerous substances could also be released. Everyone in the area is called to stay indoors and to close windows and doors.
Ventilation systems must also be switched off. Furthermore, shipping on the Maas has been shut down.
Windows open
"With this warm weather, many people are sleeping with the windows open, which we wanted to warn, also because we do not yet know whether there are dangerous substances in the smoke, because that opportunity is present," says a spokesperson for the fire brigade.
Around 7:00 am it became clear that sulfur dioxide was released during the fire, which could lead to respiratory problems.
More informatiion here: https://www.1limburg.nl/groot-alarm-om-brand-blerick-sirenes-omgeving-gaan-af?context=section-1
Problems at Deventer port company through dense lock gates in the IJssel (supply chain risk, financial impact)
The dense lock gates in the port of Deventer not only cause shippers much discomfort. The Deventer Overslag Kombinatie, DOK, also runs into problems due to the low water level in the IJssel. "This can be sustained for a few days, but this should not take weeks," says Titus Swartjes.
The storage and transshipment company for animal feed raw materials such as maize, wheat and beet pulp pellets can no longer receive new raw materials due to the dense locks, which are delivered by ship. Today the last load of raw materials was unloaded.
The company hopes that the water level in the IJssel rises rapidly, so that the locks can open again. Within a week and a half the stock has completely evaporated. This also has consequences for the buyers of the feed raw materials.
Financial damage
"Of course this will cost us a lot of turnover, then you talk about a few tens of thousands of euros a week," says Titus Swartjes. The buyers of the raw materials will be able to pick up products in Deventer in the coming days, but after that they will have to move to another location.
Local compound feed products such as Bosgoed in Wilp, Booijink Animal Feed in Luttenberg and Feijen animal feed and fertilizer in Dalfsen will be the victims of this. "Because that means having to go to other locations, further away, and there are higher costs involved." There is a chance that farmers will eventually have to pay a higher price for animal feed, since the prices of the raw materials are likely to rise.
On Friday, a consultation is planned with the municipality of Deventer and the water board Drents Overijssels Delta. Then DOK hopes to hear how long the measures are going to take.
More information here: https://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/296793/kopzorgen-bij-deventer-havenbedrijf-door-dichte-sluisdeuren-in-de-ijssel
Five companies nominated for Liegebeest (liars) of the year (reputation risk)
Jumbo, Campina, Rabobank and ECOstyle have been nominated as Liegebeest of the year. Also Albert Heijn, who received the title last year, again has a chance at this internet election written by animal welfare organization Wakker Dier.
The organization tries with this action to draw attention to deception and lying claims about animal welfare.
Albert Heijn has a chance with his duck breast. '' Albert Heijn blinks about the living conditions of her Premium Duck Breast. But the meat comes from reared pl adends, which never come out and do not get bathing water, "Wakker Dier noted.
AH got the title last year with a product of industrial pork, serrano ham, which was suggested to come from pigs in the pasture.
The other nominees who have a chance of winning the title
Jumbo Foodmarkt has a chance with live lobster. '' The supermarket chain recommends placing the lobster in the freezer for half an hour before being cooked live. She tells her customers that the lobster will be stunned by this. But freezing is not a proven method of stunning, "says Wakker Dier.
Campina can acquire the title of Liegebeest with dairy packages which state that the cows are as old as possible in a responsible manner. '' While dairy cows usually go to slaughter for their sixth birthday because of health problems. "
According to the animal rights club, Rabobank has far too many talks with a 'sustainability' campaign with accompanying TV spot. '' In this, the bank claims that it wants to make the food sector more sustainable. In reality, between 2012 and 2017, the bank invested billions of euros in megastalls, among other things. "
Animal nutrition of the brand ECOstyle is a contender due to the brand name. According to Wakker Dier, the product is not organic, as the name suggests, but made from industrial meat. Only the herbs would be organic.
More information here: https://www.nu.nl/eten-en-drinken/5411282/vijf-bedrijven-genomineerd-liegebeest-van-jaar.html
Chaos on the track at Amsterdam due to major technical failure
AMSTERDAM - Due to a major disruption in the train traffic control systems, there are currently no trains to and from Amsterdam, Schiphol and stations in the vicinity. According to the NS, the outage is likely to last all evening. Do you need to go to or from Amsterdam? Then you can best look for alternative transport, according to the NS. Read more here .
In any case, there are no trains to Amsterdam Central from the stations Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Hoofddorp, Weesp and Almere. The NS says that the delay will be up to at least two hours. When the malfunction is resolved, is not clear.
Restrained train passengers
"We are working hard to find a solution", according to a spokesperson for ProRail railway manager at NH News.
Train passengers inform NH News that they are stopped at the stations and are not allowed to enter the platform. Travelers are waiting on the ground for more information in the station halls.
Earlier tonight, train traffic was already flat at Schiphol. This was because a shoplifter was entering the Schiphol tunnel . The fault at Amsterdam has nothing to do with this, according to ProRail.
More information here: https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/230007/Chaos-op-het-spoor-bij-Amsterdam-door-grote-technische-storing
An SME in North Holland has received a telephone bill of 450,000 euros from a hacked telephone exchange. During a period of two days, about 500 calls were made to expensive telephone numbers in India and other countries in Asia.
"The telephone exchange was programmed so that it started calling at twelve o'clock on Friday evening, throughout the weekend", says André Vermeulen, spokesperson for the Fraud Helpdesk , versus Security.NL. How the attackers have precisely gained access to the telephone exchange is still unclear. The company stated that it had been hacked at the Fraudehelpdesk, but did not give any further details. Misuse of telephone exchanges is not new. In the past, entrepreneurs more often had to deal with high telephone bills. This happened, among other things, by cracking the pin code of the telephone system.
Medication shortage at pharmacies and hospitals due to software error wholesale (supply chain risk)
Over two hundred pharmacies and dozens of hospitals in the Netherlands will receive fewer medicines in the coming period.
This is due to an error in the software at drug wholesaler Pluripharm in Alkmaar.
It is unknown when the problems will be resolved, let the wholesaler know Friday in a reaction to NH News.
"The switch was meticulously prepared, but nevertheless did not go smoothly, which meant that Pluripharm was not able to properly supply the affiliated pharmacies with medication in recent weeks," says Pluripharm.
"We are very sorry that pharmacists and their patients have been in trouble because of this."
The wholesaler switched to a new software system three weeks ago. This caused a software error with logistical problems as a result.
Also involves medicines that are vital
The Acdapha Group, among other things, receives fewer medicines. This is a collective of twenty cooperating pharmacies in Alkmaar and surroundings.
According to Dick Bouma, director of the Acdapha Group, many types of medicines are involved. "Also medicines that are vital and that makes the case serious."
If there is no quick solution, Bouma predicts that the Inspectorate for Healthcare and Youth (IGJ) will intervene.
Pharmacies have to work overtime
He estimates that currently only half of the ordered medicines arrive correctly at pharmacies. These pharmacies try to obtain some medicines through orders from other suppliers.
Bouma says that as a result of the situation, the pharmacies have to work overtime to give people their medicines.
"If something is not in stock, we consult other pharmacies if there is something on the shelf, but that takes a lot of time, as does the constant checking whether something is delivered or not."
According to Bouma, Pluripharm says to hope to pharmacists that the situation is resolved quickly. Pluripharm was unreachable for comment Friday night.
Exceptional transport cancelled because cargo is about to fall
An exceptional transport has been stopped in Geertruidenberg. According to the police, there is a danger that the load falls off the trailer.
The trailer transports a large metal storage tank. Bystanders say to Omroep Brabant that a bend came into the tank while driving. If the driver of the trailer continues to drive, the kink can become larger and the whole thing will tip over.
The truck has therefore stopped at a crossroads and is not allowed to continue.
As a precaution, the road was blocked by the police. Traffic controllers allow traffic to be reversed. According to the police, a solution is being sought in consultation with the carrier and the client of the transport.
The municipality of Geertruidenberg expects that the problems will last until tomorrow night.
You can watch the video here: https://nos.nl/artikel/2247044-uitzonderlijk-transport-stilgelegd-omdat-lading-dreigt-te-vallen.html
Great alarm due to fire in Blerick: sirens in the area go off
In Blerick a big fire rages at a coating company on the Groot-Bollerweg. Due to the fire around 03:50 hours in the area the sirens went off and an NL-Alert was sent.
The fire at a company that works with hazardous substances broke out around 02:30. The fire caused a huge smoke development. "There are thick black smoke clouds here", according to a bystander.
Fire master
Meanwhile, smoke development has declined sharply, bystanders report. Around 7:30 am the fire department had the fire under control and the signal fire was given to master.
Acid baths
According to the fire brigade, the fire rages in acid baths of the metal finishing plant. These are used to clean materials. Employees of the company were able to leave the premises on time.
The fire brigade immediately sounded a big alarm because dangerous substances could also be released. Everyone in the area is called to stay indoors and to close windows and doors.
Ventilation systems must also be switched off. Furthermore, shipping on the Maas has been shut down.
Windows open
"With this warm weather, many people are sleeping with the windows open, which we wanted to warn, also because we do not yet know whether there are dangerous substances in the smoke, because that opportunity is present," says a spokesperson for the fire brigade.
Around 7:00 am it became clear that sulfur dioxide was released during the fire, which could lead to respiratory problems.
More informatiion here: https://www.1limburg.nl/groot-alarm-om-brand-blerick-sirenes-omgeving-gaan-af?context=section-1
Problems at Deventer port company through dense lock gates in the IJssel (supply chain risk, financial impact)
The dense lock gates in the port of Deventer not only cause shippers much discomfort. The Deventer Overslag Kombinatie, DOK, also runs into problems due to the low water level in the IJssel. "This can be sustained for a few days, but this should not take weeks," says Titus Swartjes.
The storage and transshipment company for animal feed raw materials such as maize, wheat and beet pulp pellets can no longer receive new raw materials due to the dense locks, which are delivered by ship. Today the last load of raw materials was unloaded.
The company hopes that the water level in the IJssel rises rapidly, so that the locks can open again. Within a week and a half the stock has completely evaporated. This also has consequences for the buyers of the feed raw materials.
Financial damage
"Of course this will cost us a lot of turnover, then you talk about a few tens of thousands of euros a week," says Titus Swartjes. The buyers of the raw materials will be able to pick up products in Deventer in the coming days, but after that they will have to move to another location.
Local compound feed products such as Bosgoed in Wilp, Booijink Animal Feed in Luttenberg and Feijen animal feed and fertilizer in Dalfsen will be the victims of this. "Because that means having to go to other locations, further away, and there are higher costs involved." There is a chance that farmers will eventually have to pay a higher price for animal feed, since the prices of the raw materials are likely to rise.
On Friday, a consultation is planned with the municipality of Deventer and the water board Drents Overijssels Delta. Then DOK hopes to hear how long the measures are going to take.
More information here: https://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/296793/kopzorgen-bij-deventer-havenbedrijf-door-dichte-sluisdeuren-in-de-ijssel
Five companies nominated for Liegebeest (liars) of the year (reputation risk)
Jumbo, Campina, Rabobank and ECOstyle have been nominated as Liegebeest of the year. Also Albert Heijn, who received the title last year, again has a chance at this internet election written by animal welfare organization Wakker Dier.
The organization tries with this action to draw attention to deception and lying claims about animal welfare.
Albert Heijn has a chance with his duck breast. '' Albert Heijn blinks about the living conditions of her Premium Duck Breast. But the meat comes from reared pl adends, which never come out and do not get bathing water, "Wakker Dier noted.
AH got the title last year with a product of industrial pork, serrano ham, which was suggested to come from pigs in the pasture.
The other nominees who have a chance of winning the title
Jumbo Foodmarkt has a chance with live lobster. '' The supermarket chain recommends placing the lobster in the freezer for half an hour before being cooked live. She tells her customers that the lobster will be stunned by this. But freezing is not a proven method of stunning, "says Wakker Dier.
Campina can acquire the title of Liegebeest with dairy packages which state that the cows are as old as possible in a responsible manner. '' While dairy cows usually go to slaughter for their sixth birthday because of health problems. "
According to the animal rights club, Rabobank has far too many talks with a 'sustainability' campaign with accompanying TV spot. '' In this, the bank claims that it wants to make the food sector more sustainable. In reality, between 2012 and 2017, the bank invested billions of euros in megastalls, among other things. "
Animal nutrition of the brand ECOstyle is a contender due to the brand name. According to Wakker Dier, the product is not organic, as the name suggests, but made from industrial meat. Only the herbs would be organic.
More information here: https://www.nu.nl/eten-en-drinken/5411282/vijf-bedrijven-genomineerd-liegebeest-van-jaar.html
Chaos on the track at Amsterdam due to major technical failure
AMSTERDAM - Due to a major disruption in the train traffic control systems, there are currently no trains to and from Amsterdam, Schiphol and stations in the vicinity. According to the NS, the outage is likely to last all evening. Do you need to go to or from Amsterdam? Then you can best look for alternative transport, according to the NS. Read more here .
In any case, there are no trains to Amsterdam Central from the stations Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Hoofddorp, Weesp and Almere. The NS says that the delay will be up to at least two hours. When the malfunction is resolved, is not clear.
Restrained train passengers
"We are working hard to find a solution", according to a spokesperson for ProRail railway manager at NH News.
Train passengers inform NH News that they are stopped at the stations and are not allowed to enter the platform. Travelers are waiting on the ground for more information in the station halls.
Earlier tonight, train traffic was already flat at Schiphol. This was because a shoplifter was entering the Schiphol tunnel . The fault at Amsterdam has nothing to do with this, according to ProRail.
More information here: https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/230007/Chaos-op-het-spoor-bij-Amsterdam-door-grote-technische-storing