Cinema chain Pathé has been the victim of ceo fraud, in which over € 19 million has been captured (reputation)
Criminals acted as directors of the French head office and sent e-mails to the Dutch management with the request to transfer money.
The management is asked to transfer 800,000 euros to pay for a takeover abroad, with the urgent request not to inform anyone of the transactions so that competitors do not know anything about it.
You are requested to strictly contact the e-mail. Pathé's Dutch management has its doubts, but makes the payment.
After the first transaction, the fraudsters start asking for larger amounts. For example, in the second transaction almost 2.5 million euros is transferred, in the two transactions that follow another 11 million. In a small three weeks time, a sum of € 19.2 million will be transferred in March this year.
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Because there was not enough money to transfer, the Dutch management had to submit an application to a so-called cash pool of the French parent company.
If the real head office in France contacts to ask why money has been requested, it becomes clear that ceo fraud has been committed.
Both senior officials, including the financial director, have been dismissed. The latter has challenged his dismissal at the subdistrict court.
The judge ruled this week that the fraud was refined and that the financial director gets a salary until December. The judgment showed how large-scale the fraud is.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2258662-pathe-voor-19-miljoen-euro-opgelicht-door-nepmails-hoofdkantoor.html
HMC medical records can not be seen due to bankruptcy Meddex (supply chain)
Patients from Haaglanden Medical Center (HMC) will probably no longer be able to view their medical records online. Meddex, the company and owner of the Medischgegevens.nl website, has recently been declared bankrupt.
According to Meddex dozens of healthcare institutions use the software platform of the company. There are "now several tens of thousands" files stored.
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HMC does not know how long the website is still available. "The trustee goes there and until an alternative is available, patients can not view their file online at Medischgegevens.nl", according to the hospital. According to HMC, the bankruptcy has no consequences for the confidentiality of medical data.
The hospital says it is working on an alternative for patients. "We need time for that, because we have been surprised by the bankruptcy." Patients can ask their healthcare provider to consult their medical records during a consultation at the hospital.
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Robbert Ledeboer, director of Meddex, anticipates that the website will remain available anyway until mid-December. "We are hoping for a new start, and several interested parties have reported to the bankruptcy trustee," says the director, according to Ledeboer, the company is in financial trouble because it has grown too fast.
Source: https://www.skipr.nl/actueel/id36662-medische-dossiers-hmc-niet-in-te-zien-door-bankroet-meddex.html
Dozens of Shell stations without fuel due to low water level Rhine (supply chain)
Shell is struggling with supply problems, so that dozens of pumping stations are without petrol or diesel. According to the company, the problems also play at petrol stations of other oil companies. It would mainly concern unmanned petrol stations in the east of the country.
The problems are a consequence of the low water level of the Rhine. As a result, ships from a refinery in Pernis can transport less fuel to a depot in Arnhem.
Shell is now trying to supply more petrol and diesel via other routes. This can be done by road, but according to a spokesperson that takes more time because the cargoes are smaller. In addition, the oil companies and hauliers suffer from a shortage of drivers.
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2261070-tientallen-shell-stations-zonder-brandstof-door-lage-waterpeil-rijn.html
Criminals acted as directors of the French head office and sent e-mails to the Dutch management with the request to transfer money.
The management is asked to transfer 800,000 euros to pay for a takeover abroad, with the urgent request not to inform anyone of the transactions so that competitors do not know anything about it.
You are requested to strictly contact the e-mail. Pathé's Dutch management has its doubts, but makes the payment.
After the first transaction, the fraudsters start asking for larger amounts. For example, in the second transaction almost 2.5 million euros is transferred, in the two transactions that follow another 11 million. In a small three weeks time, a sum of € 19.2 million will be transferred in March this year.
Top fired
Because there was not enough money to transfer, the Dutch management had to submit an application to a so-called cash pool of the French parent company.
If the real head office in France contacts to ask why money has been requested, it becomes clear that ceo fraud has been committed.
Both senior officials, including the financial director, have been dismissed. The latter has challenged his dismissal at the subdistrict court.
The judge ruled this week that the fraud was refined and that the financial director gets a salary until December. The judgment showed how large-scale the fraud is.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2258662-pathe-voor-19-miljoen-euro-opgelicht-door-nepmails-hoofdkantoor.html
HMC medical records can not be seen due to bankruptcy Meddex (supply chain)
Patients from Haaglanden Medical Center (HMC) will probably no longer be able to view their medical records online. Meddex, the company and owner of the Medischgegevens.nl website, has recently been declared bankrupt.
According to Meddex dozens of healthcare institutions use the software platform of the company. There are "now several tens of thousands" files stored.
Curator
HMC does not know how long the website is still available. "The trustee goes there and until an alternative is available, patients can not view their file online at Medischgegevens.nl", according to the hospital. According to HMC, the bankruptcy has no consequences for the confidentiality of medical data.
The hospital says it is working on an alternative for patients. "We need time for that, because we have been surprised by the bankruptcy." Patients can ask their healthcare provider to consult their medical records during a consultation at the hospital.
Restart
Robbert Ledeboer, director of Meddex, anticipates that the website will remain available anyway until mid-December. "We are hoping for a new start, and several interested parties have reported to the bankruptcy trustee," says the director, according to Ledeboer, the company is in financial trouble because it has grown too fast.
Source: https://www.skipr.nl/actueel/id36662-medische-dossiers-hmc-niet-in-te-zien-door-bankroet-meddex.html
Dozens of Shell stations without fuel due to low water level Rhine (supply chain)
Shell is struggling with supply problems, so that dozens of pumping stations are without petrol or diesel. According to the company, the problems also play at petrol stations of other oil companies. It would mainly concern unmanned petrol stations in the east of the country.
The problems are a consequence of the low water level of the Rhine. As a result, ships from a refinery in Pernis can transport less fuel to a depot in Arnhem.
Shell is now trying to supply more petrol and diesel via other routes. This can be done by road, but according to a spokesperson that takes more time because the cargoes are smaller. In addition, the oil companies and hauliers suffer from a shortage of drivers.
Source: https://nos.nl/artikel/2261070-tientallen-shell-stations-zonder-brandstof-door-lage-waterpeil-rijn.html