Belgian government releases Chrome extension to combat phishing
Belgian security regulator CCB has introduced Safeonweb, a Chrome extension that helps users detect rogue websites.
The Center for Cybersecurity in Belgium will soon start a new awareness campaign, going by the slogan 'Phishing, 't is in the details'. This campaign should make Belgian Internet u... Read more
Belgium investigating Alibaba for possible espionage at Liege airport
Belgian authorities are investigating whether the presence of an Alibaba subsidiary at the Liège cargo airport is a national security threatt.
Alibaba placed its central logistics centre in Liège a few years ago, something that was supposed to create 900 new jobs, as Belgian authorities stated... Read more
Dutch regulator analyses risks of iPhone 12, for Belgium the air has cleared -update
Update, 10:32, 29/9/2023: The iPhone 12 will continue to be sold in the Netherlands without restrictions. The Dutch regulator states measures are not necessary, but says Apple needs to intervene in the situation.
The Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur (RDI) has decided not to halt the sale o... Read more
European regulators take measures against iPhone 12
The Dutch regulator for digital infrastructure demands a statement from Apple about the radiation hazard of the iPhone 12. The amount of radiation emitted would exceed the European standard. Politicians in Belgium have called for all Apple devices to be checked.
France's ban on selling the iPho... Read more
Econocom rules out major impact of cyber attack despite second attack
From the initial investigation into the cyber attack at Econocom, the IT services provider concludes that only a small amount of data was stolen. According to the company, the impact of the events is therefore limited.
Belgian IT service provider Econocom fell victim to a cyber attack last week... Read more
Belgian governmental website leaked addresses since 2011
An official website of a Belgian agency leaked the address information of all Belgians. By entering a person's name, date of birth and zip code, the website revealed the person's full address.
A 12-year-old website spilt until recently the addresses of all Belgians. The website is held by the B... Read more
IT service provider Econocom victim of cyber attack
Hackers managed to penetrate Econocom's systems last weekend. The investigation into the event is ongoing.
The Belgian Econocom has fallen victim to a cyber attack. The company announced this in a press release. An investigation into the consequences of the attack is still ongoing, but Econocom... Read more
InfluxData could still recover data from Belgian customers after ‘sudden’ departure
Alarm bells went off for several Belgian organizations at the end of June when they discovered that all their data had been deleted from the InfluxData platform. The company investigated the possibility of recovering the data after many complainted on the company's forum. The company told us the da... Read more
InfluxData ends services in Belgium and makes data ‘suddenly’ disappear
Some Belgian customers of InfluxData have lost their data completely. According to the company, this should come as no surprise because customers were informed at different times about the cessation of services in Belgium. The data was deleted immediately after the Belgian regions were shut down, c... Read more
Europe, ASML and Flanders get imec ready for modern chips
Imec is negotiating additional subsidies with the European Commission worth 750 million euros. That money will be used for the construction of a new clean room. If imec concludes the negotiations successfully, the Flemish government will double the amount. ASML is already prepared to lend equipment... Read more