Breaches and incidents

Belgian Table Tennis Federation and its French-speaking wing: cyberattack, attacker claims 1.69 GB

Per BRF (via Belga), the Belgian table tennis federation and its French-speaking wing were hit by a cyberattack the week before.

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What happened

  • Per BRF (via Belga), the Belgian table tennis federation and its French-speaking wing were hit by a cyberattack the week before; president Jean-Michel Mureau confirmed it. Leaked samples reportedly include names, member numbers and information on members, users and sporting sanctions.
  • Root cause: not disclosed; the attacker claims to have gained access to club administrator accounts.
  • Attacker: unnamed; claims about 1.69 GB of data.
  • The federation tasked its IT provider with an investigation; which data was actually stolen was unclear.