Port of Ostend (Belgium) hit by a hacking incident on the Ensor port community system

Summary:

In February 2025, the Belgian Port of Ostend reported a hacking incident against its "Ensor" port community system, which stores data on ship arrivals, departures and crew lists. The port stated that the affected system does not handle critical data and that other operational systems were not disrupted. Internal IT staff, external cyber experts and the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium were engaged to investigate and restore the system, and a complaint was filed with the federal police.

Reference URL

https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1438978/port-of-ostend-targeted-by-cyberattack
https://www.belganewsagency.eu/port-of-ostend-files-police-complaint-after-cyberattack
https://www.portseurope.com/port-of-ostend-targeted-by-cyber-attack/
https://cert.europa.eu/publications/threat-intelligence/cb25-03/