An almost national issue.
For two days, five industrial sites of the Duvel Moortgat group, which manufactures Duvel, Bels Pils, De Koninck, Liefmans and La Chouffe beers, were shut down.
What happened?
During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Puurs-Sint-Amands brewery, near Antwerp in Belgium, was targeted by ransomware.
Which blocked his computer system.
In detail, four Duvel Moortgat breweries were interrupted, as was its American subsidiary Boulevard Brewing, indicates the media Het nieuwsblad.
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No shortage
While the group hoped for a return to normal within a few days, beer production was finally able to resume this Thursday.
More than fear than harm therefore.
“The IT department is doing everything possible to restart the servers and the internet connection as quickly and safely as possible
,” explained group communications manager Ellen Aarts.
By ensuring that there was no risk of shortage in bars or supermarkets.
For its part, the Antwerp public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation to identify the source.