March 16, 2024
On March 16, BerlinerLuft. Technik GmbH, Berlin, fell victim to a cyber attack causing “possible disruptions in the production/manufacturing process and delays in delivery”.
Timeline as reported on the company website:
27 March: Production resumed of duct components, louvre dampers and sound insulation baffles at our German and Polish locations.
08 April : Production and operations resumed at all locations.
23 April: IT infrastructure restored, ERP up and running.
April 22, 2024
Bieler Lang was the victim of a ransomware attack on April 22, 2024. The extortion group 8BASE was able to steal the company’s data during the attack. The stolen data includes financial data, employment contracts, confidentiality agreements and other confidential documents.
May 11, 2024
The Emmendingen plant manufacturer Wehrle has fallen victim to hackers.
According to the Badische Zeitung, the attack was carried out on May 11. Since then, the company’s production and communication have been severely restricted. The company announced yesterday Tuesday that it was working intensively to restore the affected systems and resume full operations.
May 11, 2024
On Saturday, May 11, 2024, the agricultural technology specialist LEMKEN was attacked by hackers. The criminal attack extends to all locations worldwide. To protect against further access, all IT systems were immediately shut down and external specialists were called in. Production operations are currently stopped, and employees in the office areas can work remotely. Important LEMKEN contacts can still be reached by email or mobile phone.
July 2, 2024
AKG has become the target of a hacker attack. There has been a “significantly disruptive intrusion into the IT system,” reported Jan Pippert. Hofgeismar – head of corporate development at AKG. As a result, AKG shut down its IT infrastructure. Production was also restricted.
AKG can start production again at all locations, says Jan Pippert in an interview with HNA. The company, based in Hofgeismar, has eleven production sites in Europe, North and South America and Asia, and 14 sales companies. In some plants, the attack led to production restrictions of varying degrees. At headquarters an old fax machine was temporarily put back into operation.
August 25, 2024
Höxter drive belt manufacturer Arntz Optibelt suffers cyberattack. According to the group, the fault was discovered yesterday morning (25 August). Arntz Optibelt has initiated appropriate measures and set up a task force.
“The cyber attack on our group of companies has resulted in restrictions, but with the support of specialists we are working hard to maintain the business capabilities of all our locations worldwide.”
October 11, 2024
The Hubergroup, a world-leading manufacturer of printing inks, has become the target of a cyber attack. The SAP system, the Internet and also production have been restricted for almost two weeks, as a reader told us. The Hubergroup has now confirmed the incident to CelleHeute, but remains rather vague about the exact effects – including with regard to the site in Celle.
“The hubergroup has become the target of a malware attack that has affected individual, regional IT systems,” said Fabian Meyer-Theobaldy . The press spokesman emphasized that the company’s security systems had reacted immediately. Thanks to these measures, large parts of the internationally active Hubergroup were not affected by the attack.
June 30, 2024
Flooring manufacturing giant, Congoleum Acquisition, LLC suffered a data breach where personal information ended up stolen from 1,600 people. Congoleum mailed data breach notification letters to those affected by the cyber incident providing affected individuals with a list of the specific type of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services.
October 26, 2023
Medical device manufacturer, LivaNova, suffered a cyberattack on October 26, 2023, which the company said it discovered November 19, 2023.
“The incident resulted in a disruption to portions of our IT systems,” the company said in an advisory. “Promptly after detecting the issue, we began an investigation with assistance from external cybersecurity experts and coordinated with law enforcement. We took action to remediate the issue, such as taking certain systems offline.” As a result of the attack, the company is offering identity protection and credit monitoring for the victims. No further information was available
April 29, 2024
On July 31, Buena Park, California-based Noritsu North America said it discovered unusual activity in its network environment that originally started April 29. As soon as Noritsu discovered the incident, the company took action as part of its security plan. As of right now, the company has no evidence any stolen information has ended up used as a result of this incident. No further information was immediately available