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

December 6, 2024

INCIDENT

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 ."

Incident Date

June 5, 2024

Location

Belgium

Estimated Cost

simplified newspapers printed, distribution disrupted

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified