News about data, fire, King's Day, and judges (Wednesday, April 29)

ChipSoft says that the stolen patient data has not been shared anywhere. The data has now been destroyed. The company reported a ransomware attack at the beginning of April, in which medical data from healthcare institutions were stolen. ChipSoft does not say whether hackers received money.

Due to drought, the highest alert level for wildfires applies to almost all of the Netherlands. There was a fire for six consecutive days between Middelbeers and the Oirschotse Heide. The military police will patrol the area extra. Investigators do not see a criminal offense yet, but they do not rule out intent. There was also a fire in the dunes of The Hague. That area was evacuated with an NL-Alert.

King's Day went more quietly in major cities than last year, say municipalities. There were no major incidents in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, and Rotterdam. However, a lot of litter was left in cities, at flea markets, and on trains. The Dutch Railways removed seven train sets from the schedule because cleaning took too long. More than 750,000 payments were made via Tikkie.

The court in Amsterdam sentenced a 33-year-old man from Landsmeer to seventeen years in prison. He killed his mother and made her lower legs disappear. After his sentence, he must undergo mandatory treatment. In Groningen, a 31-year-old man from Georgia received six years in prison for rape. Three men received community service sentences there for the explosion in Midwolda.