DDoS attack at Belgium’s State-owned Rail Company

Rail company NMBS reported problems with their website, app and information screens in the stations yesterday. All services are now once again up and running. The cause of problems with the app and information screens is unclear. The rail company is filing a complaint with the judicial authorities and apologises to passengers.

The company claims that it was the target of a massive cyber attack last night. The attack triggered a decision to close down the website. Station information screens and the rail company app also experienced problems, but NMBS says these difficulties were not linked to the attack.

Estimated Cost

website, app and station info screens offline

Threat Source

Impacts

IT