The city of Antwerp, Belgium suffered a ransomware attack on its digital provider that disrupted its digital services.
The disruption in services affected everything from schools, daycare centres, and the police.
The hackers breached the servers and stole the administrative software from Antwerp’s digital partner, Digipolis and affected all Windows applications and phone service for some departments.
Source: https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/antwerp-goes-offline-following-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/visit-antwerpen
"id": "vis201571222",
"linkid": "visit-antwerpen",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['City of Antwerp',
'Schools',
'Daycare Centres',
'Police'],
'industry': 'Technology',
'location': 'Antwerp, Belgium',
'name': 'Digipolis',
'type': 'Digital Services Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'Server Breach',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Administrative Software'},
'description': 'The city of Antwerp, Belgium suffered a ransomware attack on '
'its digital provider that disrupted its digital services. The '
'disruption in services affected everything from schools, '
'daycare centres, and the police. The hackers breached the '
'servers and stole the administrative software from Antwerp’s '
'digital partner, Digipolis and affected all Windows '
'applications and phone service for some departments.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Administrative Software'],
'operational_impact': ['Schools', 'Daycare Centres', 'Police'],
'systems_affected': ['Windows Applications', 'Phone Service']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Servers',
'high_value_targets': ['Administrative Software']},
'motivation': 'Data Theft, Service Disruption',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True},
'references': [{'source': 'Cyber Incident Description'}],
'title': "Ransomware Attack on Antwerp's Digital Services",
'type': 'Ransomware'}