Breaches and incidents
Evangelischer Regionalverband Frankfurt und Offenbach: cyberattack, IT switched off
The ERV said in its own magazine (27 Oct) that it was the victim of a cyberattack on part of its IT infrastructure and that its IT is currently switched...
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What happened
- The ERV said in its own magazine (27 Oct) that it was the victim of a cyberattack on part of its IT infrastructure and that its IT is currently switched off for security reasons; the IT of the Protestant parishes in Frankfurt and Offenbach is not affected.
- Root cause: not disclosed; the extent of the damage is being assessed.
- No attacker named.
- The ERV is working with external security experts and the police; it could not say when all systems will be fully available again.