Amsterdam - The digital identification system DigiD experienced another disruption on Thursday, prompted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

This incident caused significant accessibility issues for various online platforms, notably Mijn Overheid, the Belastingdienst (Tax Authority), and the UWV (Employee Insurance Agency).

This marks the third incident of this nature within a span of three weeks, leading to reports from users who were unable to perform essential tasks, including filing their annual tax returns.

Due to the DigiD outage, individuals encountered challenges accessing government services that rely on the platform for secure online identification.

The disruptions have raised concerns regarding the cybersecurity measures in place to protect critical digital infrastructure.

Users have expressed frustration over the repeated failures, highlighting the impact on their ability to complete necessary administrative duties.

In response to the ongoing cyber threats, authorities are expected to assess and strengthen security protocols associated with DigiD and similar online services to prevent future occurrences.