DDoS attacks on Dutch party and transport websites on EU election day
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records denial-of-service attacks by pro-Russian hacktivists on Dutch political party and public transport websites during the European election, which it says appear to have failed. It codes the incident as sabotage (attempt), apparent goal compromise domestic / EU politics, target internet / Social media / News; public services, location The Netherlands; the dataset dates it only to June 2024, so the date shown is the first of the month. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 June 2024
- Where
- Netherlands, Netherlands
- What
- cyber
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset links the incident to Russia, citing a source this draft could not open (see gaps).
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · leiden
Sources
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "DDoS attacks on Dutch party and transport websites on EU election day", ev-20261027-0g1x, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-0g1x/