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Letters full of sensitive data Alkmaar residents addressed to by mistake
Zaffier, an organization that provides financial support to residents of several municipalities in the Alkmaar region, made a mistake with their reply envelopes. 93 people received a call to mail their sensitive financial information, but the return envelope sent that information to a housing association in Den Bosch.
Zaffier supports residents of the municipalities of Alkmaar, Bergen, Castricum, Dijk en Waard, Heiloo and Uitgeest with work, money matters and integration. Clients are requested by letter to provide sensitive financial data on, for example, income and debts.
The company went wrong this week with the free reply envelope. It was not addressed to Zaffier, but to housing association Zayaz in Den Bosch.
Mistake by printer
“Due to a mistake by our printer, a number of letters were provided with the wrong reply envelopes,” says spokesperson Leonie Nuijens. According to her, it concerns 93 letters that received the wrong envelope. “All residents who received the wrong envelope will receive a letter today with the correct envelope and an explanation about it.”
Zaffier has contacted the relevant housing association in Den Bosch. If any letters were sent to Zayaz, they will be returned to Zaffier. “We have agreed with them that they are not going to do anything with the letters they receive. So they are not going to register or scan the data.” The spokesman does not know whether any letters containing data from Zaffier customers have already arrived at the North Brabant housing association.
Subsistence security
It is an embarrassing mistake, the spokesperson also acknowledges. Especially since it involves sensitive data. “They are always sensitive letters, because it is about subsistence security. That is precisely why we have a strict policy on privacy. As far as we know, no data has fallen into the wrong hands. We have no choice but to look at where it went wrong and further optimize the process.”
The municipality of Alkmaar is also not happy with what happened, says a spokesperson. “It is always annoying when sensitive information ends up in a place where it doesn't belong. Furthermore, we leave it up to Zaffier to deal with this.
Source: https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/347203/brieven-vol-gevoelige-gegevens-alkmaarders-door-fout-geadresseerd-aan-brabantse-woningcorporatie
No regional newspapers due to major breakdown of presses in Leeuwarden: 'Never happened before'
Due to a major breakdown of the presses in Leeuwarden, no regional newspapers will appear in the North today. The Leeuwarder Courant, the Friesch Dagblad and the Dagblad van het Noorden could not be printed. Subscribers therefore did not receive a paper copy in the mail. The newspapers can be read online via the app and the website, also for people who do not have a subscription. According to editor-in-chief Maarten Pennewaard of the LC, such a major outage has never happened before. “It's an incredibly sour start to the day,” he said. “In 2013 there was a glitch that caused us to have an emergency edition in the afternoon, but that is also the only thing.”
Monday newspaper
The problem at the presses arose during the night due to a power outage. “Things didn't work out after that,” Pennewaard says. “Until five or six o'clock they tried to fix the press, but they didn't succeed.” Pennewaard hopes the presses will be up and running again Sunday, so Monday's paper can be published again. “Maybe we'll include the Sneon&Snein supplement then, but we'll have to see about that today.”
Source: www.omroepfriesland.nl
Dagblad van het Noorden opens up digital newspaper
Dagblad van het Noorden opens digital newspaper to all, after printing press failure
Making a virtue of necessity. That is how you could describe an action by the Dagblad van het Noorden, which was hit by a press breakdown. As a result, the paper edition could not appear. To meet the need for information, all readers are referred to the digital edition. But not only that.
“Due to a major malfunction of the printing presses in Leeuwarden, the Dagblad van het Noorden will appear only in Drenthe and not in Groningen. The Leeuwarder Courant and the Friesch Dagblad do not appear at all. The newspapers can be read on the app and the websites,” the Dagblad announced on its website. The outage occurred Friday night after a power failure and subsequent restart. “During that restart, parts broke down,” the newspaper said.
The article also includes a link where subscribers can enjoy reading the newspaper digitally at home behind their computers. But not just subscribers: for once, everyone can now browse and read the newspaper digitally.
This means that many people who are no longer used to reading a paper newspaper can do so again. Or people who didn't read the paper newspaper at all can now do so. That means that potentially many new readers could become interested in this northern newspaper. The newspaper can be read by anyone at this link: https://krant.dvhn.nl/
Source: https://gic.nl/nieuws/dagblad-van-het-noorden-stelt-digitale-krant-open-voor-iedereen-na-storing-drukpers
Pro-Palestinian activists wreak havoc at Allianz Rotterdam
Havoc has been wreaked by pro-Palestinian activists at the headquarters of insurer Allianz on Coolsingel in Rotterdam. Images shared by Palestine Action Netherlands on Instagram show activists smashing windows of the office building and spraying red paint during the night. With the images, the group writes, among other things, that Allianz is insurer and shareholder of Elbit Systems, “the largest arms supplier of ‘Israel.’” This, according to Palestine Action Netherlands, makes the insurer “largely responsible for the genocide of Palestinians, and they should not be allowed to get away with this unnoticed.” The group says it will hit back if Allianz does not drop Elbit Systems.
An Allianz spokesman wants to “first of all respect everyone's opinion,” but he does “draw a line at threatening and exhibiting criminal behavior.” The insurer has filed a report and hopes the police will take action. The main office opened Monday at its regular time. It is too early to say anything about damages, according to the spokesman.
'Not an insurer of Elbit Systems'
The pro-Palestinian group's claim that Allianz is insurer and shareholder of Elbit Systems the spokesman cannot confirm, but also cannot deny. He does not know the shares worldwide. However, he does know with certainty that Allianz Benelux is not an insurer of Elbit Systems.
Elbit Systems is an Israeli defense company that develops and produces advanced technology and weapon systems. It is one of Israel's largest private defense companies. Previously, the activist group Palestine Action claimed responsibility for protests in the United Kingdom, attacking 10 offices of insurer Allianz on Oct. 8, 2024. That protest also had to do with the alleged ties of Allianz and Elbit Systems. Police had to intervene after vandalism at Allianz Commercial's London office.
Source rtvrijnmond.nl
Zaffier, an organization that provides financial support to residents of several municipalities in the Alkmaar region, made a mistake with their reply envelopes. 93 people received a call to mail their sensitive financial information, but the return envelope sent that information to a housing association in Den Bosch.
Zaffier supports residents of the municipalities of Alkmaar, Bergen, Castricum, Dijk en Waard, Heiloo and Uitgeest with work, money matters and integration. Clients are requested by letter to provide sensitive financial data on, for example, income and debts.
The company went wrong this week with the free reply envelope. It was not addressed to Zaffier, but to housing association Zayaz in Den Bosch.
Mistake by printer
“Due to a mistake by our printer, a number of letters were provided with the wrong reply envelopes,” says spokesperson Leonie Nuijens. According to her, it concerns 93 letters that received the wrong envelope. “All residents who received the wrong envelope will receive a letter today with the correct envelope and an explanation about it.”
Zaffier has contacted the relevant housing association in Den Bosch. If any letters were sent to Zayaz, they will be returned to Zaffier. “We have agreed with them that they are not going to do anything with the letters they receive. So they are not going to register or scan the data.” The spokesman does not know whether any letters containing data from Zaffier customers have already arrived at the North Brabant housing association.
Subsistence security
It is an embarrassing mistake, the spokesperson also acknowledges. Especially since it involves sensitive data. “They are always sensitive letters, because it is about subsistence security. That is precisely why we have a strict policy on privacy. As far as we know, no data has fallen into the wrong hands. We have no choice but to look at where it went wrong and further optimize the process.”
The municipality of Alkmaar is also not happy with what happened, says a spokesperson. “It is always annoying when sensitive information ends up in a place where it doesn't belong. Furthermore, we leave it up to Zaffier to deal with this.
Source: https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/347203/brieven-vol-gevoelige-gegevens-alkmaarders-door-fout-geadresseerd-aan-brabantse-woningcorporatie
No regional newspapers due to major breakdown of presses in Leeuwarden: 'Never happened before'
Due to a major breakdown of the presses in Leeuwarden, no regional newspapers will appear in the North today. The Leeuwarder Courant, the Friesch Dagblad and the Dagblad van het Noorden could not be printed. Subscribers therefore did not receive a paper copy in the mail. The newspapers can be read online via the app and the website, also for people who do not have a subscription. According to editor-in-chief Maarten Pennewaard of the LC, such a major outage has never happened before. “It's an incredibly sour start to the day,” he said. “In 2013 there was a glitch that caused us to have an emergency edition in the afternoon, but that is also the only thing.”
Monday newspaper
The problem at the presses arose during the night due to a power outage. “Things didn't work out after that,” Pennewaard says. “Until five or six o'clock they tried to fix the press, but they didn't succeed.” Pennewaard hopes the presses will be up and running again Sunday, so Monday's paper can be published again. “Maybe we'll include the Sneon&Snein supplement then, but we'll have to see about that today.”
Source: www.omroepfriesland.nl
Dagblad van het Noorden opens up digital newspaper
Dagblad van het Noorden opens digital newspaper to all, after printing press failure
Making a virtue of necessity. That is how you could describe an action by the Dagblad van het Noorden, which was hit by a press breakdown. As a result, the paper edition could not appear. To meet the need for information, all readers are referred to the digital edition. But not only that.
“Due to a major malfunction of the printing presses in Leeuwarden, the Dagblad van het Noorden will appear only in Drenthe and not in Groningen. The Leeuwarder Courant and the Friesch Dagblad do not appear at all. The newspapers can be read on the app and the websites,” the Dagblad announced on its website. The outage occurred Friday night after a power failure and subsequent restart. “During that restart, parts broke down,” the newspaper said.
The article also includes a link where subscribers can enjoy reading the newspaper digitally at home behind their computers. But not just subscribers: for once, everyone can now browse and read the newspaper digitally.
This means that many people who are no longer used to reading a paper newspaper can do so again. Or people who didn't read the paper newspaper at all can now do so. That means that potentially many new readers could become interested in this northern newspaper. The newspaper can be read by anyone at this link: https://krant.dvhn.nl/
Source: https://gic.nl/nieuws/dagblad-van-het-noorden-stelt-digitale-krant-open-voor-iedereen-na-storing-drukpers
Pro-Palestinian activists wreak havoc at Allianz Rotterdam
Havoc has been wreaked by pro-Palestinian activists at the headquarters of insurer Allianz on Coolsingel in Rotterdam. Images shared by Palestine Action Netherlands on Instagram show activists smashing windows of the office building and spraying red paint during the night. With the images, the group writes, among other things, that Allianz is insurer and shareholder of Elbit Systems, “the largest arms supplier of ‘Israel.’” This, according to Palestine Action Netherlands, makes the insurer “largely responsible for the genocide of Palestinians, and they should not be allowed to get away with this unnoticed.” The group says it will hit back if Allianz does not drop Elbit Systems.
An Allianz spokesman wants to “first of all respect everyone's opinion,” but he does “draw a line at threatening and exhibiting criminal behavior.” The insurer has filed a report and hopes the police will take action. The main office opened Monday at its regular time. It is too early to say anything about damages, according to the spokesman.
'Not an insurer of Elbit Systems'
The pro-Palestinian group's claim that Allianz is insurer and shareholder of Elbit Systems the spokesman cannot confirm, but also cannot deny. He does not know the shares worldwide. However, he does know with certainty that Allianz Benelux is not an insurer of Elbit Systems.
Elbit Systems is an Israeli defense company that develops and produces advanced technology and weapon systems. It is one of Israel's largest private defense companies. Previously, the activist group Palestine Action claimed responsibility for protests in the United Kingdom, attacking 10 offices of insurer Allianz on Oct. 8, 2024. That protest also had to do with the alleged ties of Allianz and Elbit Systems. Police had to intervene after vandalism at Allianz Commercial's London office.
Source rtvrijnmond.nl
Translated from Dutch to English with Google translate