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DDoS attacks on Vodafone repeatedly disrupt Velsen telephone services

DDoS attacks on Vodafone repeatedly disrupt Velsen telephone services

The municipality of Velsen has experienced seven telephone service outages in five months due to repeated DDoS attacks on its provider, Vodafone. The longest outage lasted over 25 days, leaving the municipality dependent on Vodafone to resolve the ongoing connectivity issues.

Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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