…before agreeing to support the Dutch phone company’s planned 4 billion-euro ($5.4 billion) share sale, according to people familiar with the matter. America Movil SAB, the Slim-backed company with a 28 percent stake in The Hague-based KPN, may impose conditions including a seat on KPN’s board, the replacement of Eelco Blokwith a new CEO, or […]
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Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, may seek the ouster of Royal KPN NV’s chief executive officer and other changes
Posted: 2013/02/13 in Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Public Policy, Stats / reportsAT&T Considering Takeover Of Dutch Telco KPN. Would Offer Possibility To Address Copyright Infringement In And From The Netherlands
Posted: 2013/01/17 in Copyright, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Illegal File Sharing, New Business Models, Public Policy, Stats / reportsAT&T is participating in the so-called six strikes anti-piracy campaign Dutch language news article: http://www.nu.nl/internet/3005938/amerikaanse-att-onderzoekt-overname-kpn.html
Judge Won’t Allow KPN, Tele2 & T-Mobile To Join Case Of XS4ALL & Ziggo Against BREIN Over Pirate Bay Blockade
Posted: 2012/11/21 in Blocking, Copyright, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Illegal File Sharing, Jurisprudence, Litigation, Stats / reportsMeanwhile, The Pirate Bay’s popularity in The Netherlands appears to have dropped from number 27 to number 282 on Alexa’s list of most popular sites in The Netherlands. This is due to the blockade the Dutch judges have imposed on Dutch internet service providers and telecom operators. http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;11/NL As a result of the blockade, other […]
Dutch Telecom Provider KPN Wants To Give Businesses And Citizens An Internet Passport To Address The Problems That Are Being Caused By Online Anonymity
Posted: 2012/11/15 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Privacy / Data Protection, Public Policy, Stats / reports, Tech EvolutionNope, it’s no joke, KPN really floated this idea. Their e-identity would make communication between government and citizens more secure, decrease administrative costs and increase ease of use. It would also be a remedy in relation to fraudulent activities. KPN feels that networks are no longer secure enough and businesses are not sure with whom […]
Former KPN CEO Ad Scheepbouwer Now Co-owner And One Of Three Managing Directors At Fox-IT
Posted: 2012/10/16 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Network Security, New Business Models, Privacy / Data Protection, Stats / reports, Tech EvolutionHe’s looking to expand Fox-IT‘s activities on the global market. Scheepbouwer feels that there is an unprecedented demand for cyber security, anti-fraud and forensic services. Dutch language news article: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/84977/voormalig-kpn-ceo-gaat-aan-de-slag-bij-fox-it.html
Dutch Telco KPN Refuses To Disclose Its Exact Relationship With Huawei. Blames An NDA
Posted: 2012/10/11 in Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Public Policy, Stats / reportsMembers of the Dutch parliament are wondering whether the KPN-Huawei relationship can be a threat to national security Dutch language news article: http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/112074/kpn-houdt-mond-over–strikte-afspraken–met-huawei.html
Former KPN CEO Ad Scheepbouwer: Banks Are Denying And Hiding The Truth About Cybercrime
Posted: 2012/07/10 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Public Policy, Stats / reports“Apparently there is some sort of agreement not to talk about it too much”, Scheepbouwer argues. He notes that for an adequate battle against cybercrime both a sense of urgency and proper knowledge about security issues is desperately needed. He feels that both elements are lacking within government as well as the private sector. Dutch […]
Yet Another Security Failure At KPN: Online Personal Accounts Of 120,000 ADSL Users Use Standard Password “welkom01″
Posted: 2012/07/05 in Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Stats / reportsAnd their username is a standard combination of zip code and house number. As another 20,000 ADSL users use that standard username also as their password, the total of easily accessible online personal accounts amounts to 140,000. Now is there anything interesting to see when logging into that online “self-care” environment of ADSL users? Well, […]
Dutch Telecom Operator KPN Ready For Fight Against America Movil’s Carlos Slim
Posted: 2012/05/31 in Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Stats / reportsAmerica Movil is looking to acquire a significant say in KPN’s business, bidding on an additional 22.9 percent of its shares where it already owns 4.8 percent. To prevent hostile takeovers or even situations where buyers would acquire a portion of the company which the Dutch deem to large, KPN has in the past established […]
Does A Change Of IP Address Change The Illegallity Of A Website? KPN And Tele2 Seem To Think So
Posted: 2012/05/23 in Blocking, Copyright, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Illegal File Sharing, Jurisprudence, Litigation, Stats / reportsAnd that’s why they refuse to block The Pirate Bay website (again) now that it has changed its IP address. The Dutch providers feel that BREIN just has to take them to court again. Dutch language news article: http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/110604/kpn-en-tele2–geen-blokkade-nieuw-pirate-bay-adres.html
KPN Hacker To Remain In Custody For Another 30 Days
Posted: 2012/04/05 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, EnforcementIf you mess with KPN, you mess with Holland’s crown jewels Dutch language news article: http://www.nu.nl/internet/2781194/17-jarige-kpn-hacker-langer-vast.html Previously: Dutch Team High Tech Crime Arrests 17-year-old Believed To Be Responsible For KPN Hack And Much More http://vrritti.com/2012/03/26/dutch-team-high-tech-crime-arrests-17-year-old-believed-to-be-responsible-for-kpn-hack-and-much-more/
Dutch Team High Tech Crime Arrests 17-year-old Believed To Be Responsible For KPN Hack And Much More
Posted: 2012/03/26 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, EnforcementThe hacker was able to access hundreds of servers used by KPN to coordinate internet data traffic and store customer details. Malware has been installed on parts of the system. KPN had to check all server systems and proactively deactivated all e-mail traffic of its customers. The suspect uses the nicknames xS, Yoshioka and Yui. […]
KPN Makes Mistake Configuring Mailserver: City Of Amsterdam Loses 2 Days Worth Of Incoming E-mails
Posted: 2012/03/05 in Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data ProtectionDutch language news article: http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/109730/kpn-verliest-e-mails-gemeente-amsterdam.html
KPN And Disney Launch ABC TV On Demand In The Netherlands
Posted: 2012/03/02 in Education / Awareness, New Business ModelsTV Show will cost 1.99 EUR per episode. 2,500 movies and TV Shows available Dutch language press release: http://forum.kpn.com/t5/News-stream/KPN-en-The-Walt-Disney-Company-brengen-ABC-TV-On-Demand-voor/ba-p/19505
BREIN Taking Providers UPC, KPN, T-Mobile And Tele2 To Court. Expects Them To Block The Pirate Bay Too
Posted: 2012/02/23 in Blocking, Copyright, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, File Sharing, Filtering, Illegal File Sharing, Jurisprudence, Litigation, Stats / reportsSeems like a waste of time and money, but the Dutch providers appear unwilling to accept the fact that the Dutch judge, who ordered ZIGGO and XS4ALL to block The Pirate Bay, was quite clear about the nature of the file sharing website and the reasons for having the site blocked. Then again, the site […]
Dutch Government: KPN Hackers Were Able To Manipulate Internet Traffic. Have They Caused Recent Outages?
Posted: 2012/02/20 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Stats / reportsDutch tech news website Tweakers.net is wondering whether recent DNS and VOIP disruptions, which coincided with KPN’s attempts to remedy the problems, can be attributed to the hackers Dutch language news article: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/80160/kabinet-hackers-konden-kpn-verkeer-manipuleren.html Previously: http://vrritti.com/?s=kpn
KPN Decides To Outsmart Hackers…By Sending Snail Mail Containing Usernames And Passwords
Posted: 2012/02/17 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Privacy / Data ProtectionCustomers are furious. KPN agrees with their view (that anyone who will intercept their snail mail will be able to access their personal details and e-mail messages) but is only able to halt the distribution of the letters as of this Sunday. http://www.security.nl/artikel/40382/1/KPN_stuurt_wachtwoord_en_e-mailadres_in_%C3%A9%C3%A9n_brief.html Previous disasters: http://vrritti.com/?s=kpn
Dutch Government: National Security Was Not In Danger Due To KPN Hack, But…
Posted: 2012/02/14 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Stats / reports… the hacker was able to: 1. Access KPN’s servers and ‘obtain rights’ 2. Those servers were being used for ‘hosting of websites’, ‘routing of internet services’ and ‘storage of customer details’ 3. The hacker has had ‘rights on DNS servers’ and ‘user rights on one of KPN’s routers’ enabling the hacker to potentially disrupt […]
Result Of KPN Hack? KPN Will Speed Up Implementation Of Security Measures, Increase Budget
Posted: 2012/02/13 in Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection2 million e-mail users are back online again http://www.nu.nl/internet/2739523/kpn-neemt-versneld-veiligheidsmaatregelen-hack.html
Leaked ‘KPN User Data’ Was Not Stolen From KPN, But Was Obtained By Hacking Online Store ‘Baby Dump’
Posted: 2012/02/11 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data ProtectionDutch language news article: http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/2738588/gelekte-e-mailgegevens-niet-van-kpn.html Previously: http://vrritti.com/?s=KPN
KPN Shuts Down 2 Million Dutch E-Mail Accounts
Posted: 2012/02/10 in Cybercrime, Education / AwarenessPrecautionary measure Dutch language news article: http://nos.nl/video/339654-kpn-haalt-2-miljoen-mailaccounts-uit-de-lucht.html See also: KPN Hackers Were Able To Intercept Internet Traffic Data Of KPN Users http://vrritti.com/2012/02/10/kpn-hackers-were-able-to-intercept-internet-data-traffic-of-kpn-users/ DDOSsing VISA and MasterCard = Community Service. Using KPN User Login Data Posted Online = Jail Time http://vrritti.com/2012/02/10/ddossing-visa-and-mastercard-community-service-using-kpn-user-login-data-posted-online-jail-time/ KPN Hack Out Of Control? Hackers Post KPN User Data On Pastebin http://vrritti.com/2012/02/10/kpn-hack-out-of-control-hackers-post-kpn-user-data-on-pastebin/ KPN Hackers Interviewed By Dutch […]
KPN Hackers Were Able To Intercept Internet Traffic Data Of KPN Users
Posted: 2012/02/10 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data ProtectionThat’s what a hacker has revealed in an interview with Dutch website Tweakers.net Dutch language news article: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/79940/kpn-hackers-konden-verkeer-klanten-mogelijk-onderscheppen.html Previously: DDOSsing VISA and MasterCard = Community Service. Using KPN User Login Data Posted Online = Jail Time http://vrritti.com/2012/02/10/ddossing-visa-and-mastercard-community-service-using-kpn-user-login-data-posted-online-jail-time/ KPN Hack Out Of Control? Hackers Post KPN User Data On Pastebin http://vrritti.com/2012/02/10/kpn-hack-out-of-control-hackers-post-kpn-user-data-on-pastebin/ KPN Hackers Interviewed By Dutch News Site […]
DDOSsing VISA and MasterCard = Community Service. Using KPN User Login Data Posted Online = Jail Time
Posted: 2012/02/10 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Public PolicyIn a remarkable move, Dutch prosecution authorities are now warning everyone who is using the KPN user login data which has been published online, that they will be facing stiff prison sentences. It’s remarkable because not too long ago two Dutch hackers who launched cyberattacks on VISA and MasterCard were sentenced to 26 and 80 […]
KPN Hack Out Of Control? Hackers Post KPN User Data On Pastebin
Posted: 2012/02/10 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data ProtectionDenial by KPN, an interview by the hackers themselves, confessions by KPN and still a bit of downplaying and now it’s back to the hackers again who have posted KPN user data on Pastebin. Twitter users are acknowledging that the user data and login information is real. The Dutch public prosecutor’s office has no other […]
KPN Hackers Interviewed By Dutch News Site Nu.nl: ‘KPN Servers Were Badly Secured, Badly Maintained. We Could Have Disconnected Internet Users’
Posted: 2012/02/09 in Cybercrime, Education / AwarenessHighlights of the interview: “It’s always interesting to see whether a provider such as KPN has it’s act together”, one hacker states The hackers were scanning for all sorts of vulnerabilities “All servers of KPN were vulnerable” The hacker group consists of Dutch and Russian hackers The hackers obtained admin rights, using the password ‘g1rlp0w3r’ […]
Server Of Dutch Provider KPN Has Been Hacked, Damage Unknown
Posted: 2012/02/08 in Cybercrime, Education / AwarenessDutch language news article: http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/109461/hacker-kraakt-server-met-klantgegevens-kpn.html Update: KPN Hackers Interviewed By Dutch News Site Nu.nl: ‘KPN Servers Were Badly Secured, Badly Maintained. We Could Have Disconnected Internet Users’ http://vrritti.com/2012/02/09/kpn-hackers-interviewed-by-dutch-news-site-nu-nl-kpn-servers-were-badly-secured-badly-maintained/
Dutch Providers KPN, UPC And T-Mobile Will Not Block The Pirate Bay. Need A Judge To Explain It To Them Again
Posted: 2012/01/27 in Blocking, Copyright, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Jurisprudence, LitigationThe providers will not block websites per request of private sector organizations such as BREIN. Will only block websites after a judge has told them specifically to do so. They are also of the opinion that website blocking is not the answer, but rights owners should develop attractive new online business models instead. According to […]
Following Up On XS4ALL & ZIGGO Verdict, BREIN Wants T-Mobile, UPC And KPN To Block The Pirate Bay Too
Posted: 2012/01/24 in Blocking, Copyright, Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Illegal File Sharing, JurisprudenceKPN is bound by the formal position of its subsidiary XS4ALL and therefore reluctant to comply These providers are expected to release an official response soon Dutch language news article: http://www.nu.nl/internet/2723062/kpn-wil-pirate-bay-niet-blokkeren.html
KPN, like Vodafone and T-Mobile, expects Google, Facebook and Apple to pay for network maintenance. Pirate Bay and Megaupload to follow?
Posted: 2011/12/17 in Bandwidth Management, Education / Awareness, New Business ModelsDutch language news article: http://www.nu.nl/internet/2695064/kpn-wil-geld-van-apple-en-google-onderhoud-netwerk.html
Dutch Telecom Operator KPN: Only If We Introduce 40 EUR Per Month Subscriptions Will We Be Able To Continue To Invest In Our Network Infrastructure
Posted: 2011/12/14 in Bandwidth Management, Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Stats / reportsDutch language news article: http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/2011/12/kpn_abonnementen_moeten_duurde.html
KPN, Vodafone and T-mobile in The Netherlands raided. Suspected of illegal price fixing
Posted: 2011/12/06 in Education / Awareness, EnforcementDutch language news article: http://www.nu.nl/internet/2686359/invallen-bij-kpn-vodafone-en-t-mobile.html
Dutch cartel of T-Mobile, KPN and Vodafone fined 16.2 million EUR in total
Posted: 2011/10/27 in Education / Awareness, Enforcementanti-competitive behavior to blame Dutch language news article: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/77666/nederlandse-telcos-krijgen-miljoenenboete-om-prijsoverleg.html
