July 18, 2022
Ransomware attack has paralyzed the global group’s computer system since Monday.
The Tyrolean lighting company Eglo, based in Pill (Schwaz district), has fallen victim to a cyber attack. As the ” Tiroler Tageszeitung ” (Wednesday edition) reported, the globally active group with 5,700 employees had been struggling with a global failure of the computer system and telephone system since Monday. A technical breakdown was finally ruled out on Wednesday. The ransomware attack happened on Monday night.
The attack impacted production for 12 days. Orders could not be processed or shipped.