Belgian Municipality of Temse Takes IT Systems Offline After Suspected Cyber Incident
Summary
Temse took its IT systems offline as a precaution after detecting irregularities. Municipal services are limited while Belgium’s Centre for Cybersecurity investigates; the incident’s nature and impact remain unknown.
Key points
- Temse detected irregularities in several IT systems on Thursday, prompting concern about a possible cyber incident.
- In consultation with Belgium’s Centre for Cybersecurity (CCB), the municipality temporarily took all its systems offline the following day.
- The municipality expects to provide limited services through April 22.
- The administrative center and welfare association are reachable only by phone; information desks and care-home call systems remain operational.
- The incident’s nature and impact are not yet known, and the CCB is investigating.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Temse municipal administration
- Incident Type
- Possible cyberincident; systems were taken offline preventively after irregularities were detected.
- Incident Date
- 2026-04-16
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-04-19
- Operational Impact
- All municipal IT systems were temporarily disabled. The municipality expected to provide limited services through April 22; the De Zaat administrative centre and Sleutelzorg were reachable only by phone. Information counters and care-home call systems remained operational.
- Claim Status
- unknown