Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

The Dutch government blocked Kyndryl’s €100M bid for Solvinity, citing national security concerns over critical digital infrastructure. Dutch Government told Kyndryl it can’t buy Solvinity. That sentence doesn’t sound dramatic, but what it means is this: a European government just blocked an American IT company from acquiring the firm that runs DigiD, the platform Dutch […]

New York-Based Kyndryl Can't Buy Amsterdam-Based Solvinity GroupThe growing push for European technological sovereignty from the United States claimed a significant scalp in the Netherlands, where authorities blocked the American takeover of a crucial secure cloud company.

Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation campaigns inside the European Union. The two men were the focus of a 2025 KrebsOnSecurity story about how their hosting companies had assumed control over the technical infrastructure of Stark Industries Solutions, an Internet service provider sanctioned last year by the EU as a frequent staging ground for cyber mischief from Russia's intelligence agencies.

Dutch fitness giant Basic-Fit announced that hackers breached its systems and gained access to information belonging to a million of its customers. [...]

No worries if the US doesn't want to be friends with Europe anymore Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter aircraft can be jailbroken "just like an iPhone," the Netherlands' defense secretary has claimed.…

The European Commission and government agencies in Finland and the Netherlands have suffered potentially related breaches

Ivanti's Endpoint Manager Mobile Flaws Under Active ExploitationThe European Commission fell victim to a cyberattack that could have allowed the theft of some staff personal information. The European Union's executive body said Friday it detected on Jan. 30 an attack on its "central infrastructure managing mobile devices."

Minister invokes powers to stop firm shifting knowledge to China, citing governance shortcomings The Dutch government has placed Nexperia - a Chinese-owned semiconductor company that previously operated Britain's Newport Wafer Fab — under special administrative measures, citing serious governance failures that threaten European tech security.…

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof described the incident as part of a broader pattern of Russian hybrid attacks against Europe.

PLUS: Interpol recoups $439M from crims; CISA criticizes Feds security; FIFA World Cup nets dodgy domain deluge Infosec In Brief Police in the Netherlands arrested two 17-year-olds last week over claims that Russian intelligence recruited them to spy on the headquarters of European law enforcement agencies.…

Dutch Semiconductor Sector Among Chinese TargetsChinese nation state groups ramped up espionage campaigns against Dutch critical infrastructure in recent months, said a state official who added that discussions are underway in the European Union on how to minimize Chinese threats.

'Laundry Bear' Has Been Active Since 2024Dutch intelligence agencies and Microsoft say a novel Russian state intelligence hacking group is likely buying stolen credentials from criminal marketplaces to gain entry to North American and European networks. It has "a specific interest in European Union and NATO member states."

Dutch and Belgian police have arrested eight in connection with a long-running phone phishing operation

Platform Used for Drugs, Arms Trafficking and Money LaunderingFrench and Dutch police led the takedown of an encrypted messaging platform used in international drug and arms trafficking. Dutch police discovered the app, named Matrix, on the phone of a criminal convicted in 2021 of murdering a journalist.

Platform Used for Drugs, Arms trafficking, and Money LaunderingFrench and Dutch police led the takedown of an encrypted messaging platform used in international drug and arms trafficking. Dutch police discovered the app, named Matrix, on the phone of a criminal convicted in 2021 of murdering a journalist.

Nordic Authorities Takedown Sipulitie, Dutch Police Arrest Alleged Bohemia AdminsOctober has been a good month for European police agencies shutting down dark web marketplaces, with Dutch, Finnish and Swedish police announcing server seizures and suspect arrests. It's been more than a decade since Ross "Dread Pirate Roberts" Ulbricht initiated an era of online criminal bazaars.

Austria, Estonia, Lithuania and the Netherlands Join the Coalition Formed in MarchFour more European Union nations have joined a United States government-led initiative lanched in March to tackle spyware misuse globally. The move came amid growing criticisms of the European Commission's failure to curb the EU's prolific spyware market.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) has imposed a fine of €30.5 million ($33.7 million) against facial recognition firm Clearview AI for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (E.U.) by building an "illegal database with billions of photos of faces," including those of Dutch citizens

Selfie-scraper again claims European law does not apply to it The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI €30.5 million ($33 million) over the "illegal" collation of images.…

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, AP) has imposed a fine of  €290,000,000 ($325 million) on Uber Technologies Inc. and Uber B.V. over GDPR violations. [...]