A technical malfunction at DigiD on Monday has made it difficult for users to log in via the service's website and mobile application. More than 3,600 reports of the outage have been recorded on the monitoring platform allestoringen.nl.
Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
Albert Heijn struggled to inform millions of customers during a recent cyberattack because its email and customer service systems were disabled as a security precaution. While digital services are slowly being restored and compensation is being provided to affected shoppers, the company's official customer support remains unavailable.
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Albert Heijn is automatically compensating customers for missed personal discounts and rewards following a recent cyberattack that disrupted its systems. The supermarket chain will issue credits to accounts for lost savings, missing Air Miles, and expired stamp promotions while resuming its online delivery services.
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