German IT Firm ODAV AG Confirms Malware Attack

ODAV AG announced on Thursday morning that a malware attack had been detected in the data center. The Straubing-based company is the technology partner of chambers of trades throughout Germany. It continued: "Immediately after the incident became known, we set up an internal crisis team and initiated precautionary security measures." This included taking all systems offline and cutting off connections to customers and partners.

The attack took place on Friday, January 5th. The following Monday, numerous Chambers of Crafts went public and informed about the "security incident". It is unclear how long the pages will be offline.

Estimated Cost

Majority of Chambers of trades services affected for several days.

Threat Source

Impacts

IT