Cyberattack Disrupts Anderlues Municipal Services
Summary
Anderlues’ mayor says a cyberattack forced municipal services offline, also affecting the CPAS. Staff isolated IT systems and are restoring access from Tuesday’s backups; the attack’s entry point is known but was not disclosed.
Key points
- Mayor Hadrien Polain said the attack occurred between midnight and 5 a.m.; the federal police alerted the municipality.
- Municipal services, including urban planning and civil-status services, were shut down, and the CPAS was also affected.
- Local IT staff and police isolated the computer systems from the internet and are restoring access using Tuesday’s backups, with two days of work expected to be lost.
- Recovery of access to the municipality’s email infrastructure, hosted by Microsoft, is also underway.
- The Computer Crime Unit is investigating; the municipality filed a complaint. Officials said the entry point is known but did not disclose it.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Commune d'Anderlues; CPAS d'Anderlues
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack; the attack method and malware were not specified.
- Incident Date
- 2026-04-09
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-04-09
- Operational Impact
- The commune closed its administration on Thursday and planned reduced services on Friday. Urban planning, civil-status services, and other administrative services were suspended. The computer systems were isolated from the internet, and access was being restored from Tuesday's backup, which would mean losing two days of work. Email infrastructure hosted by Microsoft was also undergoing access recovery. A full resumption was hoped for on Monday, but was not confirmed.
- Claim Status
- confirmed