Ziggo expects more cyber attacks – Telegraaf.nl

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Ziggo expects its servers to process more DDoS attacks get. The Internet company said that is why day and night to work to protect its own network and customers against hackers attacks series

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Photo: Reuters Xtra (Lex van Lieshout)

Ziggo was Tuesday and Wednesday the target of a DDoS attack, which the server so was bombarded with requests that went down.

On social media circulate videos in which the provider is threatened. Ziggo has declared it to the police and myself started an investigation. In the videos, from an unspecified group of hackers, it is said that the perpetrators want to steal any data, but only to point out the lack of safety for consumers. Ziggo customers should therefore receive 25 percent off.

Ziggo said it will introduce a number of changes in the network to fend off future attacks. A number of clients, therefore, the modem restarts.

The National Cyber ​​Security Centre (NCSC) is aware of the DDoS attack and watching. The NCSC may if necessary give advice such as how to restore the systems. “This is an incident at a company,” said the NCSC. Ziggo is responsible for research

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