Belgium Hit by Massive Cyberattack May 5, 2021 08:15 GMT
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DDoS Massive Attack
Belgium was hit by a major cyberattack on Tuesday, according to Belgian media, affecting many of the country s most important institutions. Its source is still unknown.
The attack was a major distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that took down both internal and public-facing networks.
Hackers targeted
, Belgium s government-founded Internet Service Provider that connects national government organizations such as the Parliament, ministries, educational institutions, and research centers. In addition, all the websites hosted on the .be top-level domain were affected.
It is estimated that more than 200 Belgian government agencies have been affected by the attack. Although Belnet claims the situation is currently stabilized, they remain vigilant.