Breaches and incidentsBriefReported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
AZ Monica hospital (Antwerp, Belgium): cyberattack forces server shutdown, surgeries cancelled
AZ Monica detected “a serious disruption in the computer systems” on 13 Jan 2026 and shut down servers at its Antwerp and Deurne campuses.
- Disclosed
What happened
- AZ Monica detected “a serious disruption in the computer systems” on 13 Jan 2026 and shut down servers at its Antwerp and Deurne campuses. About 70 surgeries were cancelled, seven critical-care patients were transferred to other hospitals with Red Cross help, the emergency department ran at reduced capacity and the mobile urgency (MUG/PIT) teams were temporarily unavailable (The Register, citing De Tijd and the hospital).
- Root cause / initial access: not disclosed.
- Attacker: not named publicly.
- Response: servers shut down proactively; no public restoration timeline found.
Sources
- https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/belgium_hospital_cyberattack/
- https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1916403/hospital-in-antwerp-hit-by-cyberattack
This is a brief: a short, sourced summary from our incident tracking. Full advisories add commands to check whether you are affected.