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Belgian police: A police station in Liège, Belgium
Crime
Dutch woman abducted in Liege; Held hostage for €100,000 ransom
24 March 2026 - 08:01
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Odido's headquarters building in The Hague. Undated
Crime
Hacker group ShinyHunters posts Odido customer data online for third consecutive day
28 February 2026 - 09:45
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The Public Prosecution Service office in Oost-Nederland
CrimeTech
Public Prosecution Service launch criminal investigation into Odido cyberattack
25 February 2026 - 14:00
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Odido's headquarters building in The Hague. Undated
BusinessTech
Telecom giant Odido under cyberattack: experts highlight high-stakes dilemma
24 February 2026 - 21:10
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A man holding a phone with screen shot of Pornhub on iPhone. Pornhub is a pornographic video sharing and pornography website
CrimeTech
1.5 Million Dutch Pornhub accounts compromised in cyber attack
17 December 2025 - 17:50
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 Medical laboratory
HealthCrimeBusiness
Hackers give lab deadline to pay around €1.1 million to prevent medical data leak
18 August 2025 - 17:00
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Cropped view of doctor in latex glove holding test tube with a blood sample
HealthCrime
Hackers say Dutch lab paid ransom for stolen data; Laboratory won't confirm
13 August 2025 - 20:20
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KNVB football
CrimeSports
KNVB paid ransom to prevent cyber criminals from publishing footballers' passports
12 September 2023 - 09:42
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Human trafficking illustration
CrimePolitics
Hundreds of Eritreans in the Netherlands victims of smuggling network
25 February 2023 - 10:45
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MediaMarkt in Eindhoven
CrimeBusinessTech
MediaMarkt investigating ransomware demand of $50 million in bitcoin
9 November 2021 - 18:00
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Hacker with laptop
Crime
Secondary school pays ransom after being hit by a cyber attack
27 February 2021 - 16:20
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Ship in the harbor
Crime
Netherlands involved in negotiating with Nigerian pirates
20 February 2021 - 10:08
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Hacker_-_Hacking_-_Symbol
BusinessCrime
Insurance providers urged not to pay ransom in cyberattacks
22 April 2020 - 20:30
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Shell Gas Station
Crime
Cops free Shell employees abducted in Nigeria
1 May 2019 - 11:30
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Arrest
Crime
Dutchman freed after 11 days after being kidnapped in Spain
3 July 2017 - 12:53
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Arrest
Crime
New arrests in severed finger kidnapping; €1 million ransom demanded: Prosecutors
23 June 2017 - 15:30
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Cor_van_Hout_en_Willem_Holleeder
Crime
Faulty night vision camera let Heineken kidnappers escape with €30 ransom money: fmr Justice Min.
23 June 2017 - 14:50
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Dutch police sign
Crime
Breakthrough in Amstelveen kidnapping case: Victim held hostage in Leiden
1 June 2017 - 11:05
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Breda men kidnapped
Crime
Report: Kidnappers demanded €90,000 for Breda men in foiled plot
5 January 2016 - 08:09
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Niger Delta
Crime
"Take the whites": Nigerian kidnappers
6 May 2014 - 10:08
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Heineken Experience, Amsterdam
Crime
'5th Heineken kidnapper' passes away
10 April 2014 - 14:05
Crime
Paraguay nabs five over Dutchman's kidnapping
31 December 2013 - 12:25

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