Ransomware Attack on German Steel Company

November 14, 2024

INCIDENT

Westfalische Stahlgesellschaft reports on their website they have been the victim of a ransomware attack. Key IT systems were encrypted. We have already been able to restore most systems and data from back-ups and are confident that we will be able to complete this process shortly without any loss of data. Our production has not been disrupted by this incident and we have met and are confident that we will meet all delivery deadlines.

Incident Date

June 9, 2024

Location

Germany

Estimated Cost


No cost values disclosed.

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified

Industries

Steel

Impacts

IT