Wallonia Public Service Internet connections cut off as a result of intrusion

"The Wallonia Public Service has detected a major intrusion into its computer system," announced the cabinet of the minister-president Adrien Dolimont in a press release broadcast Thursday evening. ...

The Wallonia Public Service has announced that it has detected a major intrusion into its computer system, and the websites, in particular, are no longer accessible normally. In order to limit as much as possible the impact of this, the SPW's strategic committee has taken the decision, with the consent of the government, to temporarily shut down any connection with the Internet in order to assess the level of compromise of the computer park and …

Since Thursday night, Wallonia's public service has been under arrest, a victim of a massive cyberattack. Critical infrastructure is under surveillance.