Stichting Kabeltelevisie Pijnacker

Stichting Kabeltelevisie Pijnacker, also known by the abbreviations SKP and SKPnet, is an organisation based in the Netherlands. The name indicates its involvement in cable television services, which form part of its core offering. In addition to television, the organisation supplies internet, telephony and email connectivity to its customers.

On 22 April 2023, Stichting Kabeltelevisie Pijnacker was targeted by a ransomware attack. The ransomware incident disrupted all of the organisation's services, leading to widespread outages for its user base. The initial loss of service prompted an investigation that identified the disruption as resulting from an external cyberattack. Following this determination, law‑enforcement authorities were engaged to assist with the investigation. Shortly after the attack, partial restoration was achieved for internet and television services, allowing some customers to regain access. Telephony services, however, remained non‑functional after the partial restoration efforts. Email systems also stayed offline, preventing customers from using electronic mail provided by the organisation. Despite the restoration of some services, a subset of customers continued to experience intermittent internet problems.

The organisation stated that its recovery work prioritised achieving full service restoration across all affected platforms. No specific timeline for completing the restoration was disclosed by the organisation at that time. Whether the attack resulted in any loss of customer or organisational data remained unconfirmed in the public statements. Stichting Kabeltelevisie Pijnacker acknowledged the considerable inconvenience and impact the outages had on its customers. The organisation issued an apology for the disruption and expressed regret for the difficulties experienced by users. In the aftermath, it continued intensive efforts to resolve remaining issues and to strengthen its defences against future incidents.