Dutch parliament hit by ransomware attack


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017

Turkey's relations with several European Union countries, including the Netherlands and Germany, have been badly strained after Turkish ministers were banned from campaigning in their cities ahead of an April 16 referendum that would give Erdogan (pictured) sweeping powers.

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch parliament's website was briefly hit by a so-called ransomware attack on Tuesday, Dutch news agency ANP reported.

The form of attack in which hackers scramble a computer system and seek a ransom to unscramble it came amid concerns that Turkish hackers are targeting the Netherlands.

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