Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion · Breach

Qilin claims attack on Ivory Coast state TV and radio operator

Oct 30, 2026 · 1 min read

The Qilin ransomware gang listed Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (IDT), the state company running Côte d'Ivoire's national radio and TV transmitter network, including digital terrestrial television, on its data-leak site. The listing, dated Oct 30, 2026, gives no description of the data allegedly taken, no samples have been verified, and IDT has not confirmed an incident. Treat it as an unverified claim and monitor official channels.

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In this article

What happened
Why it matters
What to do
For the technical team
Timeline
Sources

What happened

The Qilin ransomware gang listed IDT, the state company running Côte d'Ivoire's national radio and TV transmitter network, including digital terrestrial television, on its data-leak site. The listing is dated Oct 30, 2026 and gives no data details. IDT has not confirmed an incident and no samples have been verified.

Why it matters

A national broadcast operator is critical infrastructure. Per the source, an intrusion could expose network maps, transmitter site data, staff records and contracts with broadcasters, and could threaten continuity of national TV and radio. So far it is only a threat-actor claim.

What to do

Monitor official statements from IDT and the Ivorian government. Do not treat it as a confirmed incident until samples are verified or the company speaks.

For the technical team

Affected: Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (IDT) Rede nacional de transmissores de rádio e TV da Costa do Marfim, incluindo a TV digital terrestre (TNT), operada pela es · Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (IDT), state operator of Côte d'Ivoire's national radio and TV transmitter network, including digital terrestrial television (TNT), for public and private channels.
Exploitation: Attack claim posted by the Qilin gang on its data-leak site. Listing dated Oct 30, 2026, with no description of the data and no verified samples. Reported by DailyDarkWeb; claim not independently verified.
Fix: Not applicable (incident claim, no software product affected).
More details: IDT has not publicly confirmed an incident. Source analyst note: a national broadcast operator is critical infrastructure; an intrusion could expose network maps, transmitter site data, staff records and contracts with broadcasters, and could threaten continuity of national TV and radio.