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The four big Dutch health insurance companies are taking action against a private company which operates a string of family doctor practices and have formally accused it of failing to provide proper care. Zilveren Kruis, CZ, VGZ and Menzis say the company Co-Med, which avoided bankruptcy for non-payment of bills earlier this month, is not meeting agreements on patient care, …

Energy company Vandebron charge customers with solar panels around €20 extra

Energy company Vandebron will impose an extra charge of 10 to 20 euros per month, on average, on customers with solar panels. “We do this because it is fair that people with solar panels pay more for the costs of the growing number of panels in the Netherlands,” financial director Kim Verdouw of Vandebron told the Volkskrant. “But I want …

Dutch cardiologists say a Slovakian pharmaceutical company has “hijacked” their research into the benefits of an existing medicine against gout for heart patients, the Volkskrant reported on Monday. In 2020, following lengthy research supported by government money and investment from generic medicine companies, cardiologists from the Netherlands and Australia published proof the medicine could also reduce the chance of another …

Leading cybersecurity company Fox-IT from Delft may cease to exist due to reorganization by owner NCC Group and the departure of the Dutch company’s director Inge Bryan, sources told the Volkskrant. According to the newspaper’s sources, NCC Group has decided to split up the Dutch firm, Fox-IT, after a dramatic year in which it saw more than half its stock …

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A technology firm that handles sensitive documents for Dutch police, emergency services and security has been targeted by hackers, the Volkskrant reported on Monday. A total of 39,000 documents, including ID documents and invoices, were leaked online after the company, Abiom, refused to comply with a demand by ransomware group LockBit. The Volkskrant said confidential communications with foreign documents were …

The American private equity firm and investment company Blackstone, which buys up properties on a large scale in the Netherlands, has been avoiding paying taxes through a tax structure that shows them suffering a loss on paper. Annual accounts from Blackstone’s balance sheet last year showed that Blackstone has around 793 million euros worth in properties in the Netherlands. “The …

Ransomware is becoming somewhat of a crisis in the Netherlands, the directors of three leading cybersecurity companies said to the Volkskrant. According to Job Kuijpers of Eye, his company is getting two new customers per week who need help after a ransomware attack. Ronald Prins of Hunt & Hackett told the newspaper that the number of incidents is "many times …

Chinese technology company Huawei would have had free access to KPN's mobile network in the past and could eavesdrop on all conversations. "The continued existence of KPN Mobile is in serious danger because permits may be revoked or the government and businesses may give up their confidence in KPN if it becomes known that the Chinese government can eavesdrop on …