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Duvel Moortgat Brewery was hit by a ransomware attack late last night, bringing to a halt the beer production in the company's bottling facilities.
Duvel is a Belgian beer brand best known for its strong and fruity golden pale ale bearing the same name. The brewery also makes other popular abbey beers such as Vedett, Maredsous, and La Chouffe that are enjoyed all over the world.
Earlier today, a spokersperson for the company told local media that their automated threat detection systems flagged the ransomware attack.
"At 1:30 AM last night, alarms went off in Duvel's IT department because ransomware was detected," stated Ellen Aarts, communications manager at Duvel Moortgat.
"Therefore, production was immediately stopped. It is not yet known when it could restart. We hope to restart today or tomorrow," the company spokesperson added.
Aarts added that even though they have no estimate for when production operations will return to normal, their warehouses are stocked, so there should be no impact on distribution.
Beer enthusiasts on Reddit responded to the incident with humor, calling the situation a "national emergency" and asking for the actual number of "strategic reserves."
Duvel says it has "more than enough" beer after ransomware attack
Duvel Moortgat Brewery was hit by a ransomware attack late last night, bringing to a halt the beer production in the company's bottling facilities
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