4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (473+ words) Online fraud continues to rise in Belgium. According to figures from the government and the banking sector, over 11, 000 cases of phishing were reported in 2025, a 30 per cent increase compared with the previous year. Fraudsters made off with a total of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (398+ words) Fraudsters were living it up on the "hard-earned savings" of their victims, say the federal police, who offer tips to avoid being scammed Federal police in East Flanders have dismantled an international phishing ring that defrauded victims in Belgium and…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (447+ words) Banks are obliged to compensate phishing victims immediately for the losses they have suffered after a ruling in summary proceedings from a court up in Antwerp, daily Het Laatste Nieuws reports. Lawyer Geert Lenssens, who specialises in banking law, describes…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (280+ words) It is not yet clear exactly how many Belgian students, lecturers or professors have been affected. According to Dutch daily De Telegraaf, the hackers" group Shiny Hunters is behind the attack. The group has stolen data from more than 275 million…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (453+ words) Artificial intelligence is making it increasingly easy to scam people online. With remarkable ease ethical hacker Inti De Ceukelaire managed to create a phishing platform using AI. "Until recently, you needed quite a bit of technical knowledge to do that....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (10+ words) Suspended sentence and fine for Optima Bank linchpin Jeroen Piqueur'VRT...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (286+ words) The former far-right politician Franck Creyelman will not stand trial for espionage. Mr Creylemen severed as an MP and local councillor in the city of Mechelen (Antwerp Province) for Vlaams Belang and its forerunner Vlaams Blok. The Federal Prosecutor's Office…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (275+ words) The Federal Health Department says that around 75% of hospitals in Belgium do not yet have adequate cyber security. The warning comes following the cyberattack on the AZ Monica hospital in Antwerp. Smaller hospitals and psychiatric institutions are least likely to…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (222+ words) A Brussels police officer has been arrested on suspicion of espionage for China and Russia, Francophone broadcaster RTBF reports. Investigators are now looking into whether the officer deliberately passed on sensitive information. The officer's home has reportedly also been searched....

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (200+ words) The cybersecurity sector in Belgium grew by two-thirds between 2021 and 2024. This has created thousands of new jobs. However, the technology industry federation Agoria warns that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find sufficient suitably qualified staff to fill the rapidly…...