Cybersecurity incident — 2016-10-24 00:00:00
Affected organization: Het Nieuwsblad
Affected country: Belgium
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Syrian Cyber Army
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Syrian Arab Republic

The Syrian Cyber Army claims responsibility for DDoS attacks against several Belgian media news outlets including De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad, Gazet van Antwerpen, Het Belang van Limburg, and RTFB.