high severity December 01, 2023 · 4 min read Unverified claim — what this is

IRC Engineering Listed by ALPHV Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of IRC Engineering, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

IRC.be werd opgericht in 1981 door François de Vos als rekencentrum, de start van ons datacenter. Een decennium later kregen we een softwareluik erbij en werd de hoofdtaak voornamelijk de ontwikkeling van software op maat. Bedrijven konden dus sindsdien bij ons terecht om hun ERP-noden omgezet te zien in een gepersonaliseerd softwarepakket.
— from Alphv’s own leak-site posting. This is the group’s claim, quoted verbatim; it is not GalaxyWarden’s reporting and has not been independently verified.

IRC Engineering Listed by ALPHV Ransomware Group

On December 1, 2023, Belgian software and datacenter provider IRC Engineering appeared on the leak site of the Alphv ransomware group. The listing states that internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware attack. The company, originally founded in 1981 as a computing center and later focused on custom ERP software development, has not publicly quantified how many individuals or businesses may be affected by the exposure of those files.

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Details in the Alphv Listing

The primary disclosure on the Alphv leak site indicates that attackers successfully exfiltrated internal files from IRC Engineering’s systems. No specific volume of records, exact data types, or list of stolen documents is detailed in the posting. The notification does not state whether customer databases, employee records, contracts, or source code were included. As is common with many ransomware leak-site entries, the group simply asserts that data was taken and gives the victim a deadline to negotiate before public release of the material.

December 01, 2023 marks the first public appearance of IRC Engineering on the Alphv portal. The listing remains active at the time of writing, hosted on the onion address that serves as the group’s current primary communication channel.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a company that builds custom software and operates datacenter services is breached, the ripple effects reach far beyond its walls. If you or your employer ever used IRC Engineering’s ERP solutions, your business data, invoices, employee details, or contact information may now sit in an attacker’s archive. Even if you never directly interacted with the firm, shared supplier lists, partner contracts, or third-party processor agreements often contain the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of ordinary people.

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Attributed to Alphv · 727 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed December 01, 2023

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

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