Ministry of Defense is close to identifying the cause of network failure

The Ministry of Defense is close to identifying the cause of the network failure of this morning but still does not have "complete clarity," said the ministry. It does not seem to be sabotage. The ministry said it will take hours before all the computer systems are back and running.

"More and more systems that were struck by the network failure are being recovered. This will allow the work processes to start up in phases. This is expected to take several hours," according to Defense. "At this time, there is no indication that this is an action by malicious parties."

The malfunction in the Defense network also caused issues for other ministries using the same network. The emergency services communication system faltered, logging in with DigiD was impossible, and no flights were able to land or take off at Eindhoven airport.

Several systems have already been started up again. Log in with DigiD is possible again. All control room systems are also working again, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice and Security reports. The first planes took off from Eindhoven airport just after 5 p.m.

"The first flights have departed from Eindhoven Airport," the airport confirmed at about 5:15 p.m. The first arrival of the day is likely to be a Wizz Air flight from Vilnius, Lithuania, according to the airport's website. That flight was scheduled to land at 2:55 p.m. but was delayed to 6:15 p.m.