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Belgian table tennis, gymnastics federations hit by cyberattacks

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: The Record
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Perimeter & Network Defense
Intelligence Sector
Data Breaches & Leaks

Analyst Takeaway

"Belgian table tennis players Cédric NUYTINCK (right) and Adrien RASSENFOSSE (left) at the 2025 European Team Championships in Zadar, Croatia. Credit: European Table Tennis Union Belgian table tennis, gymnastics federations hit by cyberattacks Belgium’s national table tennis federation and its French-speaking branch are investigating a cyberattack after a hacker claimed to have stolen data on tens..."

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Belgian table tennis players Cédric NUYTINCK (right) and Adrien RASSENFOSSE (left) at the 2025 European Team Championships in Zadar, Croatia. Credit: European Table Tennis Union

Belgian table tennis, gymnastics federations hit by cyberattacks

Belgium’s national table tennis federation and its French-speaking branch are investigating a cyberattack after a hacker claimed to have stolen data on tens of thousands of members and users.

Jean-Michel Mureau, president of the French-speaking Association Francophone de Tennis de Table (AFTT), confirmed the attack over the weekend and said the Royal Belgian Table Tennis Federation (FRBTT) had also been affected.

“I can confirm that there was indeed an attack,” Mureau said in a statement. “We have tasked our IT department with investigating to determine exactly what data was compromised.”

The federation was alerted to the incident on Thursday and asked its IT provider to investigate the extent of the breach, according to Mureau.

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