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Belgian IPM Group’s Newspapers and TV Channel Hit by Cyberattack

June 5, 2024

The newspapers La Libre Belgique and DH-Les Sports, as well as the news channel LN24, were victims of a cyberattack detected this Wednesday morning.

The IPM Group is monitoring the situation, our websites and applications are operating normally. Release of some paper editions was compromised for part of the day.

“The DH and the Libre will be available in paper form. However, we are going to merge some regional editions at the DH level. In the interests of simplification and to be able to absolutely ensure the delivery of newspapers tomorrow morning. For the rest, the group’s other titles are not impacted .”

DDoS attack on Ports in Belgium

October 7, 2024

A cyber attack targeted the websites of several Belgian municipalities and ports on Tuesday. It is the second attack in two days by the pro-Russian hacker collective NoName057, according to the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB).
A list of Belgian cities and ports was posted on the Telegram channel of the pro-Russian hacker group at 8.44am on Tuesday morning. Websites of the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Liège were targeted.

Operations Disrupted at US Branch of Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize

November 6, 2024

Ahold Delhaize said it had “detected a cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network”. The company said the attack took certain systems offline and affected some pharmacies and e-commerce services.

Hannaford’s e-commerce services remained unavailable Monday morning, continuing an outage that began last week. On Friday, Hannaford posted on Instagram that it had canceled pickup and delivery orders that day “as our associates cannot view orders placed.” The websites for Giant Food, Stop & Shop, The Giant Company and Food Lion each posted an identical note online last Friday saying that customers may experience disruptions and reduced availability for pickup and delivery due to “system outages.” It’s unclear how much the cybersecurity issue has impacted Ahold Delhaize’s e-commerce sales.

UPDATE April 2025 : The company confirmed that data was stolen from its U.S. business systems.

Belgian Coffee Roaster Suffers Cyberattack

March 8, 2024

Koffie (coffee) Beyers from the Belgian town of Puurs-Sint-Amands has fallen victim to a cyber attack. Hackers managed to break into the company’s computer systems on Thursday. The coffee roaster itself declined to comment on the events. Police have confirmed that an investigation is underway.

Earlier in the week there was the ransomware attack on Duvel Moortgat, and the pro-Russian hacker group Stormous Group was behind it. It remains to be seen if they are also behind this attack. Cybercriminals are clearly targeting Belgian beverage producers this week.

Belgian Duvel Brewery Halts Production after Ransomware Attack.

March 6, 2024

Duvel Moortgat Brewery is currently experiencing problems as a result of a cyber attack. The brewery confirms this. Production has been at least partially halted, this concerns all servers of the brewery, including those of their other Belgian beers such as De Koninck and La Chouffe.

A forensic investigation is underway into who might be behind the hacking.

ALPHV Group Hacks Belgian Secure Access Control Manufacturer, Automation Systems

June 3, 2023

On June 3, 2023, Belgium’s Automatic Systems uncovered a ransomware attack, which has now been claimed by the notorious ALPHV group. The cybercriminals specifically targeted a segment of the company’s servers, as confirmed by a notification prominently displayed on the company’s homepage.

ALPHV cybercriminals claimed they stole sales data, and logistics information. Moreover, that they had access to confidential documents pertaining to NATO and the procurement of equipment for military companies which had installation schemes, and data about security equipment.

Killnet Launches DDoS Attacks on EUROCONTROL Website

April 19, 2023

EUROCONTROL has confirmed that its website has been under attack since April 19 when pro-Russian hackers claimed responsibility for the disruption. This attack has since caused interruptions to the website and web availability. The cyberattack did not disrupt any flight operation.

Russia’s KillNet group claimed to be behind the last weekend a DdoS attack targeting Eurocontrol, the European air traffic control organization. A DDoS attack on EUROCONTROL’s website could have serious repercussions, with the potential to disrupt air traffic control across Europe.

DDoS Attack Took Down the North Sea Port Website

June 20, 2023

A DDoS attack took down the North Sea Port website, the company that operates the ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen in Zeeland, and the Gent port in Belgium. The website was inaccessible for several hours, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

By early afternoon, the attack had been repelled, and the site was up and running again. Work in the port continued as usual, those systems were not affected.

Production Disrupted at Belgian Truckbuilder Mol after Cyberattack.

December 7, 2022

Mol Cy, the company in Belgium that builds trucks, trailers and soon also armored vehicles, was hit by a ransomware attack. A week later, the company is still rebuilding the network. According to the CEO, production was not compromised. “Supplies had just taken place and orders were in progress. Our production was of course disrupted, but in the end it did not come to a standstill. It was a bit more difficult to work at a number of workstations where computers provide information. But our staff managed to make do.” In recent days, about 50 employees have been at home for a while. “Especially our administrative staff cannot do their work without a PC and network. Unfortunately, they were temporarily unemployed.”

Malta Oil Terminal, run by Evos, One of Several European Facilities Hit by a Cyberattack

February 3, 2022

“Evos said it had suffered delays at its terminals in Terneuzen in the Netherlands, Ghent in Belgium and Malta.” The company admitted to having several port terminals hit in multiple countries simultaneously: Terneuzen in The Netherlands; Ghent in Belgium and Birzebbuga in Malta. They only admitted to delays, not a complete shutdown. The Malta facility was acquired from Oiltanking last year, and could be subject to similar vulnerabilities.

Oiltanking Deutschland and Mabanaft, two German oil companies, were also hit by cyberattacks. Unconfirmed reports suggest that BlackCat ransomware may have compromised systems at these recent attacks.

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