Ransomware group rhysida hits Machelen (Belgium)
Machelen (Belgium) — a not found target operating in BE has been listed by the rhysida ransomware group on 2026-10-27. The information below reflects what the threat actor has publicly claimed on their leak site; the details have not been independently verified.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | Machelen (Belgium) |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | rhysida |
| Summary | Machelen (Belgium) in Belgium, was listed by the rhysida ransomware group on its leak site on 2026-10-27. |
| Date of Breach | 2026-10-27 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-10-27 |
| Region | BE |
| Target Domain | machelen.be |
| Business Sector | Not Found |
| Severity | HIGH |
Claim by rhysida
Machelen (Belgium) Machelen (Belgium) - municipal and social welfare (OCMW) file servers1.3 million files, ~2.9 TB. Working copy + backup copy (lawer2/lawer3). Language: Dutch, partly French.Contents:Social welfare and migration service client files: passports, ID cards, residence permits, sick notes.WZC nursing home: medical files, staff HR dossiers, workplace accidents.Civil status records (births, marriages) with national register numbers (NISS/RRN).Payslips, financial data.Correspondence (~23k messages), employee home folders.Databases and backups: full OCMW database backup (6 GB, 09/2026), 645 .mdb databases, 12,873 .dbf, 110 .bak (17 GB).Verified: 13,319 files with personal data. Among them - a valid Belgian ID card (expiry 02/2029), Belgian and Moroccan passports, national register numbers (RRN), sick notes with patient addresses, medical documents (GDPR Art. 9 special categories). More
Posted by the rhysida threat actor on its public leak site. This is the group's own statement and has not been independently verified by HackerFeeds.
Sources
Victim website
machelen.be
Leak post (onion / Tor)
http://rhysidafohrhyy2aszi7bm32tnjat5xri65fopcxkdfxhi4tidsg7cad.onion/archive.php?company=288
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