May 25, 2023
Due to a cyber attack on the city of Mayen’s control partner, there may be irregularities in the switch-on and switch-off times of the street lighting in the coming days. The partner is working hard on a solution.
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Ransomware Attack at Unidentified Bavarian Wood Processing Manufacturer
September 13, 2023
A wood processing company in Deggendorf, Germany, encountered a ransomware attack. Unknown perpetrators managed to encrypt several of the company’s servers by installing malware. This meant that working in emergency mode was only possible for a short period of time. Since the company did not contact the perpetrators, no demands for money have been reported so far. A swift law enforcement response and deployment of backups facilitated system recovery.
Ransomware attack at Unidentified Bavarian Manufacturer
February 6, 2023
Deployment of a quick reaction team from the Deggendorf Police Department was necessary because a company in the digital manufacturing sector fell victim to a cyber attack.
Ransomware (malicious software) had been installed on one of the company computers. A possible decryption was promised after a ransom was paid in the form of Bitcoins. No contact was made. The affected company was able to rely on existing data backups. The company suffered no financial damage. It is unknown if there were any operational consequences as further details were not disclosed.
Ransomware Attack at Billstein, German Car Parts Manufacturing, Group.
April 28, 2023
The BianLian ransomware gang has added the Bilstein Group to its list of victims. At the end of April, 60 GB of internal company data appeared on the dark web, as can be seen on the monitoring site ransomware.live . This includes human resources, accounting and financial data. The auto parts specialist confirmed to CSO that there had been a recent cyber attack. “However, this was quickly discovered by our systems and IT specialists, so the impact was marginal,” explained a spokesman. The company did not want to release any further information about the case. It is not known whether there was a blackmail letter demanding a ransom.
Websits of 7 German Airports simultaneously Hit by Cyberattack
February 15, 2023
The websites of seven airports were hit by a suspected cyberattack. Among the airports affected by a “large-scale DDoS [distributed denial-of-service] attack” on Thursday were Dusseldorf, Nuremberg, Erfurt-Weimar and Dortmund, according to Ralph Beisel, chief executive of the ADV airport association.
A group calling itself “Anonymous Russia” took responsibility for cyberattacks on German airports. “Germany has non-flying weather again,” the hackers said on Telegram alongside a list of their alleged victims.
Cyberattack at Leading Building Management Co. GEZE Raises Product Integrity Concerns
February 1, 2023
GEZE, a leading building management company, cyberattack targeted core offerings, including automatic door and window solutions, raising concerns about product integrity and safety features.
The company website statement [sinds removed] stated : “Our systems were exposed to a cyber attack. We have decided to shut down our system landscape preventively and to start a controlled, step-by-step reconstruction. Therefore, we are unfortunately not available at the moment and ask for your understanding. We are making every effort to restore our systems as quickly and securely as possible.”
Cyberattack Takes German University IT Systems Offline
June 12, 2023
The Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (HS Kaiserslautern) was hit by a ransomware attack, following incidents affecting at least half a dozen similar institutions in recent months. The incident was confirmed on Friday, with the university using an emergency website to announce its “entire IT infrastructure” had been taken offline, including university email accounts and the telephone system.
Almost every facility and service available to the institution’s more than 6,200 students has been affected. Computer pools and even the library will “remain closed until further notice,” the university stated.
Hackers Accessed Customer Information at Toyota Kreditbank Germany
December 11, 2023
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is warning customers it suffered a data breach, stating that sensitive personal and financial data was exposed in the attack. Earlier this month, Toyota Kreditbank GmbH in Germany admitted that hackers gained access to customers’ personal data.
German news outlet Heise received a sample of the notices sent by Toyota to German customers, informing that personal information, including leasing and bank account information has been compromised. However, the internal investigation isn’t complete yet, and Toyota promises to promptly update affected customers should the internal investigation reveal further data exposure.
German Milk Producer Affected by Cyberattack
June 30, 2023
A statement from SCHWÄLBCHEN MOLKEREI AG says the company is affected by a cyber attack in some areas of the IT infrastructure. Due to the attack, the company’s accessibility is currently impaired. Current production and logistics are not affected. Work is underway to fully restore the systems.
It is unclear to what extent company data was obtained by unauthorized third parties.
Ransomware Attack at Fiege Logistik Italian sites
March 14, 2023
Fiege Logistik has fallen victim to a hacker attack. With the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware, criminals stole 259 GB of internal data and published some of it on the dark web. The target was Italy and the affected IT systems there were immediately isolated.
“The Fiege Cyber Defense Center recognized a hacker attack on Fiege Italy early on and responded quickly to the attack. The attack impacts a small part of our logistics centers in Italy. Around 15 percent of Italian business is affected,” said Fiege According to Fiege, three locations in Italy were affected by the hacker attack. Two of them have now been able to resume work. The third affected location will also start operations again in the next few days.