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The Limburg waste disposal company Limburg.net suffered a cyber attack on December 13th. The hackers, presumably from Russia, revealed the data of thousands of households and threaten to
The Limburg waste disposal company Limburg.net suffered a cyber attack on December 13th. The hackers, presumably from Russia, revealed the data of thousands of households and threaten to make them public.
Limburg.net is communicating on its website today about the effects of the cyber attack. On December 13, hackers broke into a waste disposal company’s data server. After a thorough investigation, Limburg.net now has an idea of ​​the extent of the attack. Data from 311,000 families is said to have been leaked, including address details and national registration numbers.
Limburg.net assures that the attackers did not reach the core systems. This means that personal data such as ID card numbers, passwords, login details, account numbers or bank card numbers remain inaccessible. The data server that the hackers were able to crack only contained public or outdated data from 2014 and 2015. However, for targeted phishing attacks, hackers can also use an address or a state registration number.
Families from the following Limburg municipalities should be particularly vigilant in the coming days and weeks: Alken, Beringen, Bocholt, Borgloon, Bree, Diepenbeek, Diest, Genk, Halen, Ham, Hamont-Achel, Hasselt, Hechtel-Eksel, Heers, Herk -de-Stad, Heusden-Zolder, Hoeselt, Houthalen-Helchteren, Kinrooi, Kortessem, Leopoldsburg, Lommel, Lummen, Maaseik, Maasmechelen, Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Neerpelt, Nieuwerkerken, Overpelt, Peer, Riemst, Sint-Truiden, Tessenderlo, Tongeren and Zonhoven. All people involved will be informed personally and by letter.
The cyber attack also caused chaos in December. To prevent further damage, Limburg.net decided to immediately take all systems offline as soon as they noticed something was wrong. This meant that the container parks had to work completely offline, with the necessary delays. Limburg.net then announced that no personal data had been leaked, but this turned out to be not entirely correct.
The hackers, believed to be of Russian origin according to Het Belang van Limburg, are still trying to capitalize on their attack. They demand a deposit of 100,000 euros and threaten to publish the data if this amount is not paid. Limburg.net does not want to comment on this and has already filed a police report.
Source: IT Daily
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