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DigiD
The Hague, Netherlands1 source
Confirmed:Confirmed by the organisation, a regulator or a securities filing. First reported 4 Nov 2026.
DDoS attacks on Dutch government login service DigiD raise resilience concerns
Repeated DDoS attacks on DigiD, the Netherlands' national login service, have exposed fragility in the government login backbone. The incidents have raised questions about resilience, maintenance, and future hosting arrangements.
- Type
- DDoS
- Sector
- Government
- First reported
- 4 Nov 2026
- Latest source
- 4 Nov 2026
What to do
- Your data is not usually at risk in a DDoS. Expect the service to be slow or offline for a while.
- Check that your DNS and CDN providers have DDoS protection enabled.
- Have a status page and a fallback channel ready for customers.
Not sure? Ask an assistant with the sources attached, or have a coding agent check your systems.
Check your systems for DigiD
Sources
1Confidence 70% that this is real and correctly placed. Locations are city centroids at best. Spotted an error? Report a correction.