Cyberattack Hits Schwerte’s Municipal Utilities
INCIDENT
A municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia has fallen victim to a cyberattack. The city of Schwerte has "taken comprehensive security precautions," according to the Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper. The city's digital connection to the utility company has been interrupted. The Schwerte city administration's systems were fully operational again on March 10. Local newspaper Ruhr News reports that stolen data, including personal data, has been published on the dark web on April 30.
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified