Brussels-Belgium’s national postal service, bpost, has become teh latest target of a growing wave of cyberattacks impacting critical infrastructure. The company confirmed a data breach Tuesday following reports from Tweakers that personal data of customers and businesses was published on a site linked to a ransomware group. The incident raises concerns about data security within essential service providers and potential risks to individuals whose data may have been compromised.
Belgian postal service bpost confirmed Tuesday that personal data belonging to individuals and businesses has been leaked online following a cybersecurity incident. The disclosure follows a report by technology news site Tweakers, which discovered the data on a website associated with a ransomware group.
Bpost has not specified which of its departments were affected by the data breach, but stated that the incident has not impacted the processing of letters and packages.
