Verified incident-notification context · Belgium / Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB)
Incident notifications recorded by CCB — Belgium 2025
Market context — not industry-specific evidence
The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium's March 2026 news release reports 635 total incident notifications and 556 cyber-related incident notifications recorded by CCB in calendar year 2025. Source-defined categories within the 556 cyber-related notifications include 144 account compromise cases and 105 ransomware incidents. Separately, approximately 10 million suspicious phishing emails were processed via the Safeonweb public reporting platform in 2025. These figures are Belgium CCB incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context only; they are not total Belgian business incident prevalence and not industry-specific evidence.
Total incident notifications recorded by CCB — 2025
- Total incident notifications
- 635
- Unit
- incident notifications
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context
- Scope
- Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context
CCB recorded 635 total incident notifications in calendar year 2025.
Belgium CCB incident-notification reporting context only. This figure is not total Belgian business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence or industry-specific evidence.
Cyber-related incident notifications recorded by CCB — 2025
- Cyber-related incident notifications
- 556
- Unit
- cyber-related incident notifications
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context
- Scope
- Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context
CCB recorded 556 cyber-related incident notifications in calendar year 2025.
Belgium CCB incident-notification reporting context only. This figure is not total Belgian business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence or industry-specific evidence.
Selected incident categories within CCB cyber-related notifications
- Account compromise cases — 144
- 144
- Unit
- cases
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context
- Scope
- Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context
- Ransomware incidents — 105
- 105
- Unit
- incidents
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context
- Scope
- Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context
Source-defined categories within the 556 cyber-related incident notifications recorded by CCB in 2025. These are counts, not percentages of Belgian businesses, and not industry-specific evidence.
Suspicious phishing emails processed via Safeonweb — 2025 (approximate)
- Approximate suspicious phishing emails (Safeonweb)
- 10,000,000
- Unit
- suspicious phishing emails (approximate)
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context
- Scope
- Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context
Approximately 10 million suspicious phishing emails were processed via the Safeonweb public reporting platform in calendar year 2025.
Source-described approximation only; the source uses the term 'approximately'. This is Safeonweb public-reporting platform context and not a measure of total Belgian phishing volume or industry-specific evidence.
Source: CCB, More attacks, more reporting: Belgium's cyber reality in 2025, 26 March 2026
Scope: Official CCB news release context. The 635 total and 556 cyber-related figures describe incident notifications received by CCB in calendar year 2025. The 144 account compromise and 105 ransomware values are source-defined categories within the 556 cyber-related notifications. The approximately 10 million figure describes suspicious phishing emails processed via the Safeonweb public reporting platform in 2025; the source uses the term 'approximately'. These figures do not measure total Belgian business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification or security outcomes.
Methodology: Official CCB news release context. The 635 total and 556 cyber-related figures describe incident notifications received by CCB in calendar year 2025; 144 account compromise and 105 ransomware are source-defined categories within the 556 cyber-related notifications. The approximately 10 million figure describes suspicious phishing emails processed via the Safeonweb public reporting platform in 2025; the source uses the term 'approximately' and this value is a source-described approximation, not a precisely counted total. These figures are Belgium CCB incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context only; they do not measure total Belgian business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification, or proof of security.
Accessible data table
| Metric | Value | Source | Scope | Reporting period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total incident notifications | 635 incident notifications | CCB, More attacks, more reporting: Belgium's cyber reality in 2025, 26 March 2026 | Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context | Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context |
| Cyber-related incident notifications | 556 cyber-related incident notifications | CCB, More attacks, more reporting: Belgium's cyber reality in 2025, 26 March 2026 | Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context | Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context |
| Account compromise cases — 144 | 144 cases | CCB, More attacks, more reporting: Belgium's cyber reality in 2025, 26 March 2026 | Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context | Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context |
| Ransomware incidents — 105 | 105 incidents | CCB, More attacks, more reporting: Belgium's cyber reality in 2025, 26 March 2026 | Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context | Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context |
| Approximate suspicious phishing emails (Safeonweb) | 10,000,000 suspicious phishing emails (approximate) | CCB, More attacks, more reporting: Belgium's cyber reality in 2025, 26 March 2026 | Belgium CCB incident notifications and Safeonweb reporting context | Calendar year 2025 incident-notification and Safeonweb reporting context |