Subj : Duvel halts production following ransomware attack  but don't wor
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Mar 07 2024 14:00:06

Duvel halts production following ransomware attack  but don't worry, it says 
there's still plenty of beer

Date:
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:53:34 +0000

Description:
Top Belgian brewery falls victim to ransomware attack, but beer should 
continue flowing.

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A major Belgian brewery has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack, 
forcing the company to suspend the production. 

The famous Duvel Moortgat Brewery, known for its eponymous pale ale, as well 
as Vedett, Maredsous, and other beers, shared a short statement explaining 
that the attack happened in the dead of night. 

"At 1:30 AM last night, alarms went off in Duvel's IT department because 
ransomware was detected," company spokesperson Ellen Aarts said. "Therefore, 
production was immediately stopped. It is not yet known when it could 
restart. We hope to restart today or tomorrow." Using accounts for spam 

While a disruption to the production of goods and services is always bad for 
business, Duvel believes this attack shouldnt affect it too much, because it 
is solidly stocked up. We have more than enough beer in stock to compensate 
for this production halt, Duvel was cited. 

 Cybernews also reported that things arent nearly as tragic as they might 
seem, at first. My friend working there just told me that the beer pumps are 
still working, the publication cited a user, sharing details on Reddit. So 
all people working there (except IT) are now drinking beers in the cafeteria. 

Reddit users responded to the news with classic pub banter, with one user 
describing the attack as a national emergency and another as a declaration of 
war. 

So far, no ransomware groups claimed responsibility for the attack. 

Ransomware attackers usually steal sensitive data from their victims, and 
then encrypt it and demand payment, in exchange for the decryption key and 
keeping the data private. In this case, the hackers may have obtained recipes 
to different beers, but at this point, its too early to tell. Duvel isnt 
mentioning any data theft, and unless a threat actor comes forward, we will 
probably never know. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/duvel-halts-production-following-ransom
ware-attack-but-dont-worry-it-says-theres-still-plenty-of-beer


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