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|nationality =Dutch
 
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|description= A mysterious woman who famously appeared live in January 2018 on Dutch state TV claiming to be a [[hacker]] who saw [[Russian]], [[Iranian]] and [[North Korea]]n code present in the increasing amount of [[Denial-of-service]] attacks on Dutch banks and institutions. Her nearly empty résumé and accusations raised eyebrows of dozens of security experts.
 
|description= A mysterious woman who famously appeared live in January 2018 on Dutch state TV claiming to be a [[hacker]] who saw [[Russian]], [[Iranian]] and [[North Korea]]n code present in the increasing amount of [[Denial-of-service]] attacks on Dutch banks and institutions. Her nearly empty résumé and accusations raised eyebrows of dozens of security experts.
|birth_date= 1971
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|birth_date= 1969
 
|ON_constitutes = Cybersecurity expert
 
|ON_constitutes = Cybersecurity expert
 
|nationality=Dutch?
 
|nationality=Dutch?
|constitutes = Propagndist?, Spook?, deep state operative?
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|constitutes = Propagandist?, Spook?, deep state operative?
 
|interests= Cyber security
 
|interests= Cyber security
 
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}}  
'''Rian van Rijbroek''' was presented to TV viewers as a [[cyber security]] expert and a [[hacker]] working for an [[intelligence agency]] and multiple governments.<ref>https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek</ref>
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'''Rian van Rijbroek''' was presented in 2018 to Dutch TV viewers as a [[cyber security]] expert and a [[hacker]] working for an [[intelligence agency]] and multiple governments.<ref>https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek</ref> She was promoting ''Cybersecurity and Cybercrime'' (co-authored with a former [[Dutch Secretary for Finance and Minister of Social Affairs]] [[Willem Vermeend]]). Her performance and book (which was later pulled amid widespread claims of [[plagiarism]]{{cn}}) were roundly criticised. It included blaming groups of hackers from [[Russia]], [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]] and proposed unexpected solutions to cybercrime which caused nationwide outrage among security experts. This ended her media career.
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==Background==
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Sources differ on whether she was born in 1969<ref>https://www.slideshare.net/WilfredvanRoij/mamomo-020217</ref> or 1971.{{cn}}
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==Career==
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[[image:welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek.jpg|left|400px|thumbnail| Rian van Rijbroek went as a photo model to Dubai, which she says was as a cover for a secret operation.<ref>https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek</ref>]]
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Van Rijbroek registered multiple companies in the [[Dutch]] chamber of commerce, starting from 2004, under several aliases. Her first known company MaMoMo (short for MakeMoreMoney) was listed as specialized in "asset management".<ref>https://www.opencompanies.nl/overig-mamomo-allround-solution-bv-veghel-17161846</ref>
  
She suddenly started appearing in [[Dutch]] media for the promotion of her book ''Cybersecurity and Cybercrime'' early 2018 which she made along with former State Secretary for Finance and Minister of Social Affairs [[Willem Vermeend]]. Her book was later pulled amid widespread claims of [[plagiarism]].{{cn}} It included blaming groups of hackers from [[Russia]], [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]] and proposed unexpcted solutions to cybercrime which caused nationwide outrage with security experts.
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Van Rijbroek is seen in two videos apparently recorded for the "Versace fashion show 2012" in [[Dubai]] (a city where Cognosec has an office located).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Y_-aOUam-1KhaMxTi_6Jg</ref> In 2015 she lectured about "[[financial services]]".<ref name=ss/>
  
==Career==
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Interviews in ''BNR Newsradio'' and ''[[De Telegraaf]]'' presented her working for 30 years as professional [[hacker]] under numerous covers, one being modelling<ref>.https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/de-technoloog/10338191/smart-blockchain-de-oplossing-voor-cybercrime</ref><ref>https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek</ref>  
Van Rijbroek has registered multiple companies in the [[Dutch]] chamber of commerce starting from 2004, under several aliases. Her first known company MaMoMo (short for MakeMoreMoney) was listed as specialized in "asset management".<ref>https://www.opencompanies.nl/overig-mamomo-allround-solution-bv-veghel-17161846</ref>
 
  
 
===Spooky connections===
 
===Spooky connections===
Further research by [[internet]] and IT-blogger [[Marcel van den Berg]] up until the end of January 2018 mostly found co-owned, non-promoted companies with [[Willem Vermeend]] and a [[Zoominfo]] database listing Van Rijbroek working for the [[London]] office of Swedish cybersecurity company Cognosec (subsidiary of the better known UC Group<ref>https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/22/dutch_probe_uk_tech_investment/</ref>), something ''denied'' by another subsidiary of Cognosec at the London office (as the London office of Cognosec didn't answer calls).<ref>https://feitoffake.wordpress.com/2018/02/02/nieuwsuur-liet-nep-cybersecurityspecialist-uitleg-geven-over-ddos-aanvallen-nederlandse-banken/</ref>
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On November 27, 2017 Rian registered the domain name {{t|smartblockchainsecurity.com}} using a 06 number that was traced back to the company [[Cyber ​​Security Solutions BV]] (founded July 21, 2017) with sole shareholder and director [[Willem Vermeend]].<ref name=ss>https://www.slideshare.net/WilfredvanRoij/mamomo-020217</ref>
 
 
Interviews in ''BNR Newsradio'' and ''De Telegraaf'' presented her working for 30 years as professional [[hacker]] under numerous covers, one being modelling<ref>.https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/de-technoloog/10338191/smart-blockchain-de-oplossing-voor-cybercrime</ref><ref>https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek</ref> Van Rijbroek is seen in two videos apparently recorded for the "Versace fashion show 2012" in [[Dubai]] (a city where Cognosec has an office located).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Y_-aOUam-1KhaMxTi_6Jg</ref>
 
  
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Research by [[internet]] and IT-blogger [[Marcel van den Berg]] up until the end of January 2018 mostly found co-owned, non-promoted companies with Willem Vermeend and a [[Zoominfo]] database listing Van Rijbroek working for the [[London]] office of Swedish cybersecurity company [[Cognosec]] (a subsidiary of the [[UC Group]])<ref>https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/22/dutch_probe_uk_tech_investment/</ref>), something ''denied'' by another subsidiary of Cognosec at the London office (as the London office of Cognosec didn't answer calls).<ref>https://feitoffake.wordpress.com/2018/02/02/nieuwsuur-liet-nep-cybersecurityspecialist-uitleg-geven-over-ddos-aanvallen-nederlandse-banken/</ref>
  
 
== Nieuwsuur appearance ==
 
== Nieuwsuur appearance ==
She appeared live on Dutch current affairs program ''Nieuwsuur'' on the 25th of January 2018 in a very peculiar 5 minute segment regarding the latest [[Denial-of-service attack]] on Dutch [[banks]]. Van Rijbroek reported of codes present from Russia, Iran and North Korea in the attacks on Dutch banks, government institutions and other sites. Citing an "intelligence agency that shared those details with her today", she proclaimed these groups to be testing the security-systems before letting "ATMs spit money as seen in the [[US]]" (a technique known as ''Jackpotting'', which she didn't mention and although known in the US, but requiring physical proximity to the ATM and not a [[denial-of-service attack]]).<ref>https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/first-jackpotting-attacks-hit-u-s-atms/</ref> As solution she ironically proposed a switch to 'blockchain' (a central mechanism in all cryptocurrencies) and the use of external networks for citizens ([[VPN]]s) when online banking and stop using mobile banking applications altogether.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8D0bv17Ies</ref>
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She appeared live on Dutch current affairs program ''Nieuwsuur'' on the 25th of January 2018 in a peculiar 5 minute segment regarding the latest [[Denial-of-service attack]] on Dutch [[banks]]. Van Rijbroek blamed [[Russia]], [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]] for the attacks on the Dutch banks, government institutions and other sites. Citing an "[[intelligence agency]] that shared those details with her today", she proclaimed these groups to be testing the security-systems before letting "ATMs spit money as seen in the [[US]]" (a method known as "[[jackpotting]]", which she didn't mention and although known in the US, but requiring physical proximity to the ATM and not a [[denial-of-service attack]]).<ref>https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/first-jackpotting-attacks-hit-u-s-atms/</ref> As a solution she proposed switching to a [[blockchain]] (a central mechanism in all cryptocurrencies) and the use of external networks for citizens ([[VPN]]s) when online banking and stop using mobile banking applications altogether.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8D0bv17Ies</ref>
  
Following many cybersecurity-experts voicing their frustration about the segment, the ''NOS'' released a statement 1 week later in which all her statements were invalidated by IT-professionals while apologizing for "causing confusion with the speculations van Rijbroek made"<ref>https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2214745-deskundigen-over-nieuwsuur-uitzending-ddos-aanval.html</ref><ref>http://www.mediacourant.nl/2018/02/kenners-lezen-boek-nos-rian-complete-verbijstering/</ref>, with the Assistant-Editor remarking "she told different things instead of what was rehearsed with her".<ref>https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/verbazing-over-gewiste-clip-cyber-expert-in-nieuwsuur</ref>
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===Public apology===
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Following many cybersecurity-experts voicing their frustration about the segment, the ''NOS'' released a statement a week later in which all her statements were invalidated by IT-professionals while apologizing for "causing confusion with the speculations van Rijbroek made"<ref>https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2214745-deskundigen-over-nieuwsuur-uitzending-ddos-aanval.html</ref><ref>http://www.mediacourant.nl/2018/02/kenners-lezen-boek-nos-rian-complete-verbijstering/</ref>, with the Assistant-Editor remarking "she told different things instead of what was rehearsed with her".<ref>https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/verbazing-over-gewiste-clip-cyber-expert-in-nieuwsuur</ref>
 
An 18 year old was arrested and charged for the attacks on the 1st of February.<ref>https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/in-gesprek-met-jelle-s-18-die-met-ddos-aanvallen-de-belastingdienst-en-banken-zou-hebben-platgelegd~a4567183/</ref>.
 
An 18 year old was arrested and charged for the attacks on the 1st of February.<ref>https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/in-gesprek-met-jelle-s-18-die-met-ddos-aanvallen-de-belastingdienst-en-banken-zou-hebben-platgelegd~a4567183/</ref>.
  
==Plagiarism==
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==''De Wereld van Cybersecurity en Cybercrime''==
The book (which claimed among other things that [[Edward Snowden]] was suspected of leading the [[Shadow Brokers]]) was pulled from the shelves after numerous instances of plagiarism were discovered.<ref>https://www.itwire.com/strategy/83187-kaspersky-lab-sues-dutch-paper-over-hacking-claims.html</ref><ref>https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2214898-cybersecurity-boek-oud-minister-vermeend-uit-de-schappen.html</ref><ref>https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/willem-vermeend-van-staatsman-tot-charlatan?share=1</ref>
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[[image:De Wereld van Cybersecurity en Cybercrime.jpg|left|300px]]
Vermeend and van Rijbroek were revealed to be notable around January 2018 for their appearance at a few tech-conventions with "low-quality lectures", getting banned on one after one day. The Chamber of Commence started promoting their book around the same time, before removing all references after the ''Nieuwsuur'' appearance.<ref>https://twitter.com/danielverlaan/status/959002535901237248</ref>
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Rian van Rijbroek co-authored with [[Willem Vermeend]] a book entitled ''De Wereld van Cybersecurity en Cybercrime''. Amongst its claims were that [[Edward Snowden]] was suspected of leading the [[Shadow Brokers]]. After numerous instances of plagiarism were discovered it was pulled from the shelves.<ref>https://www.itwire.com/strategy/83187-kaspersky-lab-sues-dutch-paper-over-hacking-claims.html</ref><ref>https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2214898-cybersecurity-boek-oud-minister-vermeend-uit-de-schappen.html</ref><ref>https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/willem-vermeend-van-staatsman-tot-charlatan?share=1</ref>
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===Retraction===
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In January 2018 Vermeend and van Rijbroek appeared at a few tech-conventions with "low-quality lectures", getting banned on one after one day. The Chamber of Commence started promoting their book around the same time, before removing all references after the ''Nieuwsuur'' appearance.<ref>https://twitter.com/danielverlaan/status/959002535901237248</ref>
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==Disappearance==
 
Van Rijbroek has disappeared from the media since March 2018.
 
Van Rijbroek has disappeared from the media since March 2018.
  
 
== Unanswered questions ==
 
== Unanswered questions ==
 
These 3 questions remain unanswered.
 
These 3 questions remain unanswered.
# Why exactly was she allowed to appear on state television without anyone fact-checking her book when it was already 1 month on the market?
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# Why exactly was she allowed to appear on state television without anyone [[fact-checking]] her book which had already been on the market for a month?
 
# Why didn't a former Minister and State Secretary run a background check on someone with these accusations but instead introduced her multiple times as a former [[NSA]] officer?
 
# Why didn't a former Minister and State Secretary run a background check on someone with these accusations but instead introduced her multiple times as a former [[NSA]] officer?
 
# What is the ''real'' occupation of Rian van Rijbroek?
 
# What is the ''real'' occupation of Rian van Rijbroek?
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==Response==
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[[image:Rian van Rijbroek book fiction.jpg|left|240|Rian van Rijbroek's book as posted on the parody twitter acount|thumbnail]]
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In January 2018 the Twitter account {{t|rianvanrijbroek}} has tweeted in Dutch as a parody of Rian van Rijbroek. By December 2019 it had over 450 followers.<ref>https://twitter.com/rianvanrijbroek</ref>
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 18:53, 6 December 2019

"Cybersecurity expert"
Person.png Rian van RijbroekRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Propagandist?, Spook?, deep state operative?)
RianvanRijbroek profile.jpg
Born1969
NationalityDutch?
InterestsCyber security
Interest ofNieuwsuur
A mysterious woman who famously appeared live in January 2018 on Dutch state TV claiming to be a hacker who saw Russian, Iranian and North Korean code present in the increasing amount of Denial-of-service attacks on Dutch banks and institutions. Her nearly empty résumé and accusations raised eyebrows of dozens of security experts.

Rian van Rijbroek was presented in 2018 to Dutch TV viewers as a cyber security expert and a hacker working for an intelligence agency and multiple governments.[1] She was promoting Cybersecurity and Cybercrime (co-authored with a former Dutch Secretary for Finance and Minister of Social Affairs Willem Vermeend). Her performance and book (which was later pulled amid widespread claims of plagiarism[citation needed]) were roundly criticised. It included blaming groups of hackers from Russia, Iran and North Korea and proposed unexpected solutions to cybercrime which caused nationwide outrage among security experts. This ended her media career.

Background

Sources differ on whether she was born in 1969[2] or 1971.[citation needed]

Career

Rian van Rijbroek went as a photo model to Dubai, which she says was as a cover for a secret operation.[3]

Van Rijbroek registered multiple companies in the Dutch chamber of commerce, starting from 2004, under several aliases. Her first known company MaMoMo (short for MakeMoreMoney) was listed as specialized in "asset management".[4]

Van Rijbroek is seen in two videos apparently recorded for the "Versace fashion show 2012" in Dubai (a city where Cognosec has an office located).[5] In 2015 she lectured about "financial services".[6]

Interviews in BNR Newsradio and De Telegraaf presented her working for 30 years as professional hacker under numerous covers, one being modelling[7][8]

Spooky connections

On November 27, 2017 Rian registered the domain name smartblockchainsecurity.com using a 06 number that was traced back to the company Cyber ​​Security Solutions BV (founded July 21, 2017) with sole shareholder and director Willem Vermeend.[6]

Research by internet and IT-blogger Marcel van den Berg up until the end of January 2018 mostly found co-owned, non-promoted companies with Willem Vermeend and a Zoominfo database listing Van Rijbroek working for the London office of Swedish cybersecurity company Cognosec (a subsidiary of the UC Group)[9]), something denied by another subsidiary of Cognosec at the London office (as the London office of Cognosec didn't answer calls).[10]

Nieuwsuur appearance

She appeared live on Dutch current affairs program Nieuwsuur on the 25th of January 2018 in a peculiar 5 minute segment regarding the latest Denial-of-service attack on Dutch banks. Van Rijbroek blamed Russia, Iran and North Korea for the attacks on the Dutch banks, government institutions and other sites. Citing an "intelligence agency that shared those details with her today", she proclaimed these groups to be testing the security-systems before letting "ATMs spit money as seen in the US" (a method known as "jackpotting", which she didn't mention and although known in the US, but requiring physical proximity to the ATM and not a denial-of-service attack).[11] As a solution she proposed switching to a blockchain (a central mechanism in all cryptocurrencies) and the use of external networks for citizens (VPNs) when online banking and stop using mobile banking applications altogether.[12]

Public apology

Newsuur apologises for van Rijbroek

Following many cybersecurity-experts voicing their frustration about the segment, the NOS released a statement a week later in which all her statements were invalidated by IT-professionals while apologizing for "causing confusion with the speculations van Rijbroek made"[13][14], with the Assistant-Editor remarking "she told different things instead of what was rehearsed with her".[15] An 18 year old was arrested and charged for the attacks on the 1st of February.[16].

De Wereld van Cybersecurity en Cybercrime

De Wereld van Cybersecurity en Cybercrime.jpg

Rian van Rijbroek co-authored with Willem Vermeend a book entitled De Wereld van Cybersecurity en Cybercrime. Amongst its claims were that Edward Snowden was suspected of leading the Shadow Brokers. After numerous instances of plagiarism were discovered it was pulled from the shelves.[17][18][19]

Retraction

In January 2018 Vermeend and van Rijbroek appeared at a few tech-conventions with "low-quality lectures", getting banned on one after one day. The Chamber of Commence started promoting their book around the same time, before removing all references after the Nieuwsuur appearance.[20]

Disappearance

Van Rijbroek has disappeared from the media since March 2018.

Unanswered questions

These 3 questions remain unanswered.

  1. Why exactly was she allowed to appear on state television without anyone fact-checking her book which had already been on the market for a month?
  2. Why didn't a former Minister and State Secretary run a background check on someone with these accusations but instead introduced her multiple times as a former NSA officer?
  3. What is the real occupation of Rian van Rijbroek?

Response

Rian van Rijbroek's book as posted on the parody twitter acount

In January 2018 the Twitter account rianvanrijbroek has tweeted in Dutch as a parody of Rian van Rijbroek. By December 2019 it had over 450 followers.[21]

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References

  1. https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek
  2. https://www.slideshare.net/WilfredvanRoij/mamomo-020217
  3. https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek
  4. https://www.opencompanies.nl/overig-mamomo-allround-solution-bv-veghel-17161846
  5. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Y_-aOUam-1KhaMxTi_6Jg
  6. a b https://www.slideshare.net/WilfredvanRoij/mamomo-020217
  7. .https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/de-technoloog/10338191/smart-blockchain-de-oplossing-voor-cybercrime
  8. https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1623998/welkom-in-de-wondere-wereld-van-hacker-rian-van-rijbroek
  9. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/22/dutch_probe_uk_tech_investment/
  10. https://feitoffake.wordpress.com/2018/02/02/nieuwsuur-liet-nep-cybersecurityspecialist-uitleg-geven-over-ddos-aanvallen-nederlandse-banken/
  11. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/first-jackpotting-attacks-hit-u-s-atms/
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8D0bv17Ies
  13. https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2214745-deskundigen-over-nieuwsuur-uitzending-ddos-aanval.html
  14. http://www.mediacourant.nl/2018/02/kenners-lezen-boek-nos-rian-complete-verbijstering/
  15. https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/verbazing-over-gewiste-clip-cyber-expert-in-nieuwsuur
  16. https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/in-gesprek-met-jelle-s-18-die-met-ddos-aanvallen-de-belastingdienst-en-banken-zou-hebben-platgelegd~a4567183/
  17. https://www.itwire.com/strategy/83187-kaspersky-lab-sues-dutch-paper-over-hacking-claims.html
  18. https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2214898-cybersecurity-boek-oud-minister-vermeend-uit-de-schappen.html
  19. https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/willem-vermeend-van-staatsman-tot-charlatan?share=1
  20. https://twitter.com/danielverlaan/status/959002535901237248
  21. https://twitter.com/rianvanrijbroek