Date Reported: 2025-01-22
Country: BEL | Belgium
Victim: La Commune de Héron | The Municipality of Héron
Website: heron.be
Information :
Country: BEL | Belgium
Victim: La Commune de Héron | The Municipality of Héron
Website: heron.be
Information :
- The Municipality of Héron was the victim of a cyberattack a week ago.
- Several municipal services were rendered inoperable for several days.
- Civil status services are now operational again.
- Other services, such as accounting and urban planning, will take several more days to recover their data.
- The authorities acted quickly to contain the attack.
- They sought advice from the Federal Police Cybercrime Unit.
- The incident highlights the vulnerabilities of local government services to cyber threats.
- Efforts are ongoing to restore all affected services fully.