IT Outages Disrupt Eindhoven Airport Flights

IT outages at the Dutch defence ministry disrupted flights at Eindhoven Airport, causing over 20 cancellations until late afternoon. The disruption also affected other services that depend on the ministry's network. The suspected cause of the outage was identified later, with no evidence of malicious activity.

IT outages at the Dutch defence ministry grounded flights at Eindhoven Airport, the Netherlands' second largest, until late afternoon on Wednesday. Despite concerns, there was no indication of hacking, the ministry confirmed.

Eindhoven Airport, a civilian co-user of the military section, saw over 20 flight cancellations and several flight diversions to nearby airports in Germany, Amsterdam, and Belgium until approximately 5 p.m. (1500 GMT).

A defence ministry spokesperson noted potential widespread impacts on other dependent services but withheld specifics for security reasons. The issue's suspected cause was identified later on Wednesday, with no signs of malicious interference. Additionally, Dutch emergency services faced national disruptions in their alarm system, though emergency numbers remained operational.