Netherlands
Primarily a target
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249 received·
6 initiated·
62 responses
·EU · NATO
Across the full record, 252 cyber operations involving Netherlands were added to the database. The all-time mean Intensity of cyber operations involving Netherlands is 2.7.
Maintained by EuRepoC research analysts · updated 16 Oct 2026
For all time, this country appears chiefly as a target — 249 incidents directed at it, 6 it is linked to initiating.
Source: EuRepoC Global Database as of 16 Oct 2026.
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6 incidents · as actorCyber activity
Operations EuRepoC links to Netherlands state-aligned actors, and the international responses they drew.
Cyber incident intensity
Mean3.2/15Moderate
Range 1.0–4.0
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6 coded incidents · All time
Database additions by yearincidents linked to Netherlands
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Most-targeted sectorswhat its operations hit
SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded
Civil service / administration
4.0Moderate
1/1
Corporate Targets
3.0Moderate
1/1
Critical infrastructure
3.0Moderate
1/1
Energy
3.0Moderate
1/1
Criminal
4.0Moderate
0/1
Political parties
3.0Moderate
1/1
Intelligence agencies
4.0Moderate
0/1
Unknown
1.0Moderate
0/1
Its operations concentrate on Civil service / administration — 1 of 6 incidents.
02 / 02
Operations initiated & responses drawn
Unspecified Dutch Cybercriminals
Spain
·Civil service / administration
Dutch Cybercriminals Hacked the City Council of Badajoz in Spain on 2 May 2025
2 May 2025
Incident · Low severity
2 May 2025
Unspecified Dutch Cybercriminals
Spain
·Civil service / administration
Dutch Cybercriminals Hacked the City Council of Badajoz in Spain on 2 May 2025
(Netherlands)
Netherlands
·Political parties
A suspected individual hacker published the membership database of the Dutch party Forum for Democracy on 30 November 2022
30 Nov 2022
Incident · Low severity
30 Nov 2022
(Netherlands)
Netherlands
·Political parties
A suspected individual hacker published the membership database of the Dutch party Forum for Democracy on 30 November 2022
Pepijn van der Stap
NLGB2 countries
·Corporate Targets +2
Three hackers target a variety of Dutch and international organizations with ransomware attacks since March 2021
1 Mar 2021
Incident · Low severity
1 Mar 2021
Pepijn van der Stap
NLGB2 countries
·Corporate Targets +2
Three hackers target a variety of Dutch and international organizations with ransomware attacks since March 2021
Dutch Public Prosecution Service
Netherlands
·Criminal
Dutch law enforcement agencies gained access to and disrupted the encrypted messaging platform Exclu starting both in 2020 and 2022
1 Sep 2020
Incident · Low severity
1 Sep 2020
Dutch Public Prosecution Service
Netherlands
·Criminal
Dutch law enforcement agencies gained access to and disrupted the encrypted messaging platform Exclu starting both in 2020 and 2022
AVID
Russia
·Intelligence agencies
Dutch agency hacked CozyBear
1 Jan 2014
Incident · Low severity
1 Jan 2014
AVID
Russia
·Intelligence agencies
Dutch agency hacked CozyBear
Poltergeisth4cker
IRCN2 countries
·Unknown
Poltergeist h4cker hacks Iranian and Chinese Websites
1 Jul 2012
Incident · Low severity
1 Jul 2012
Poltergeisth4cker
IRCN2 countries
·Unknown
Poltergeist h4cker hacks Iranian and Chinese Websites
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