Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-05-04 00:00:00
Affected organization: Belnet
Affected country: Belgium
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Most of the Belgium government's IT network (affecting approximately 200 government organizations) is down after a massive DDoS attack knocks offline Belnet, a government-funded ISP that provides internet connectivity for Belgian government organizations. Apparently, the attack occurred when the Belgian Parliament was meant to hold a debate on the Uyghurs in China.