Date Reported: 2024-02-22
Country: Germany
Victim: Verbraucherzentrale Hessen | Consumer Center Hesse | verbraucherzentrale-hessen.de
Additional Information :

• The Verbraucherzentrale Hessen, a consumer protection organization in the state of Hesse, Germany, was targeted in a cyber attack on Thursday morning.
• The attack resulted in the inability to send and receive emails, but consultations could still be conducted via phone and video.
• A complaint has been filed with the police, and the state authorities responsible for cybersecurity and data protection in Hesse have been notified.
• The cause of the attack remains unknown at this time.
• Data on servers and some backup systems have been encrypted, and it is not yet clear if any data has been stolen.
• A communication from the hackers has been received but has not yet been opened.

Article: https://www.zeit.de/news/2024-02/22/hacker-attackieren-verbraucherzentrale
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