According to its own statements, the German industrial group Thyssenkrupp has become the target of a hacker attack. Parts of the materials division and the group management are affected. It is impossible that the other segments and business units will also be affected, said a spokesman for the materials division “Materials Services”.
The company’s IT security recognized the incident early and is currently restoring security to the system. Organized crime is believed to be behind the attack. The “Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung” (WAZ) had previously reported on the attack.
No signs of data theft
An interdisciplinary crisis management team has been established, working with IT security to contain the attack and ideally end it as quickly as possible. “At this time, no damage has occurred and there are no indications that data has been stolen or altered,” the spokesperson emphasizes. The responsible authorities are involved.
In the past financial year 2021/22, Materials Services was the best-selling division of the Group with EUR 16.4 billion.
Source: Krone
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