Even eleven days after the hacker attack, things are not going well in Carinthia. Passports and driving licenses will be issued again. It’s also now clear how much damage the hacker attack is likely to cause – and: The hacker group behind the attack, “Black Cat”, has begun publishing stolen data.
What happened was what you wanted to avoid: After the hacker attack on the IT systems of the state of Carinthia, the “Black Cat” group has now started publishing sensitive data on the internet! Security expert Sebastian Bicchi said on Twitter that 5.6 GB of the 250 GB of stolen data had already been leaked.
This data has been published
Among the published data are not only emails and corona tests, but also photos of passports and other ID cards and ATM cards from Carinthians. Visas were also leaked. In addition, the hackers also published political position papers and a folder on Hypo-Bank.
Gerd Kurath, a state spokesman, said on Thursday: “A firewall was out of order, but passports and driver’s licenses can be issued again.” The intranet for employees is already up and running, the internet for remote access has not yet been activated.
There is still no official confirmation from the country on published data.
While IT experts are repairing all applications – that and new security measures will probably cost 500,000 euros – the Public Prosecution Service is investigating heavy extortion, because the black cat has demanded five million dollars in bitcoins. As reported, the FBI has been warning about “Black Cat” since April. 60 companies would have been hacked.
Source: Krone
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