Breaches and incidents
Kita platform in Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterberg: daycare file platform attacked, data encrypted
Rockland Radio reports (23 Sep), citing the Verbandsgemeinde, that a platform for daycare centres in two local municipalities was attacked.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Rockland Radio reports (23 Sep), citing the Verbandsgemeinde, that a platform for daycare centres in two local municipalities was attacked; administrative data was not affected but personal data on the platform could not be ruled out, and first findings say the data was encrypted but not exfiltrated.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- The platform was taken offline and other IT services shut down as a precaution; police and prosecutors are investigating; the online defect reporter and some email addresses were unavailable and citizens were warned of possible fraud.