Belgium
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Cyberattack on CPAS Charleroi disrupts social services and benefits processing
A network intrusion on August 21, 2023 disrupted the Charleroi social-welfare agency. Public-facing social-service offices closed except for emergencies, and social-income payments for about 8,500 recipients required manual processing, causing some duplicate payments and reconciliation work.
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Estimated severity
79 / 100
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Source reliability
96 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-08-21
Targeted Company
CPAS CHARLEROI
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
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Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Belgium
Affected countries
Belgium
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
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Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Customer ServiceFinanceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information