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Stichting Open Nederland, the organization behind Testing for Access, has filed a report with the police after last week’s hacking attempt. This hacking attempt slowed down the organization’s IT systems, causing users to receive their test results late.
Open Netherlands Foundation confirms in a press release that it suffered a hacking attempt last Friday, but is not disclosing any details about it. The organisation writes In addition, there are no indications that hackers have also gained access to the IT systems or data of Testen voor Access. The problems surrounding the hacking attempt are said to have been resolved ‘in the course of Saturday’.
The organization is reporting the hacking attempt, also writes US in a live blog. The foundation says it has contact with the cybersecurity department of the police. The Open Netherlands Foundation is investigating the hacking attempt ‘with external parties’ and is conducting ‘additional stress tests’ this week.
Through Testing of Access, people with a negative corona test or a vaccination certificate can gain access to events or entertainment venues. Last week’s hacking attempt caused many people to get their results late, causing some people to miss their event. “The test providers and their teams really pulled out all the stops this weekend to send everyone their test proof on time. Unfortunately, this was no longer possible for a small group and we understand very well that people are disappointed,” writes a spokesperson for the organization.
The Open Netherlands Foundation says it has received 227,000 bookings for tests between Friday and Sunday. NH News on The Gelderlander claimed this weekend that some visitors who did not receive a valid test result in time were still offered a negative test result by Testen voor Access, while the actual test result was still unknown. The Open Netherlands Foundation has not yet responded to these messages.
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