Izel Royal Athenaeum Reports Cyberattack and Data Encryption
Summary
A cyberattack encrypted data on Athénée Royal d’Izel’s local network, including its École en ligne platform. The affected computer was isolated, backups are being restored, and the report says no personal data was stolen and classes were unaffected.
Key points
- The school’s local network was attacked on April 9 between 5 and 8 a.m.; the year is not stated.
- Data was encrypted, including information on the École en ligne platform used for meal payments and attendance.
- A ransom demand was sent to the school’s external IT maintenance provider; no attacker is identified.
- The maintenance provider removed the affected computer from the network. The article says this prevented personal data from leaking.
- A temporary server was set up, and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation’s IT service is restoring data from backups.
- Classes were not affected; attendance was being recorded manually while network restoration was expected the following week.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Athénée Royal d'Izel
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack involving encryption of data on the victim's local network and a ransom demand
- Operational Impact
- Data on the École en ligne platform, including meal-payment and attendance-management information, was encrypted. A temporary server was set up and backups were being restored. Classes were not affected; attendance was recorded manually while the network was being restored.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- A ransom demand was sent to the school's external IT maintenance provider. The amount and payment status were not reported.
- Claim Status
- confirmed