Breaches and incidents
Stadt Eichstaett: cyberattack shuts town hall IT and in-person services
The city said (12 Oct) it was the victim of a criminal cyberattack discovered Monday morning.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Checked against a primary source
What happened
- The city said (12 Oct) it was the victim of a criminal cyberattack discovered Monday morning; IT systems in most of the administration were taken offline and the town hall and branch offices closed to visitors until further notice, while the municipal utilities and tourist information were not affected.
- Root cause: not disclosed; whether and which data was exfiltrated is under investigation.
- No attacker named.
- The city is working with police and the Bavarian LKA, set up an emergency phone number and warned citizens to check recent invoices from the town hall carefully before paying.