Belgian Government Phishing Test Goes Off-Track

alphadogg writes: An IT security drill went off the tracks in Belgium, prompting a regional government office to apologize to European high-speed train operator Thalys for involving it without warning. Belgium's Flemish regional government sent a mock phishing email to about 20,000 of its employees to see how they would react. Hilarity and awkwardness ensued, with some employees contacting Thalys directly to complain, and others contacting the cops.

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Regional Government?

[houghi]

Belgium is made up of states, so the Flermish Government is like the Government of Texas or any other US state or German Bundesland.

For the rest: do not try to figure out Belgian Politics. It is kind of a clusterfuck that kind of works.