After the attack and the blocking of the entire IT system of a hotel in Grossarl on Wednesday, the hotelier is still waiting for a solution. Without paying the requested amount. The police are involved.
An internet attack has paralyzed a hotel in Grossarl since Wednesday morning. “Nothing works for us anymore. All computers are blocked,” says the hotelier, who wishes to remain anonymous. “It’s a bit like thirty years ago,” Pongauer’s gallows humor proves. Invoices are written manually. Arrival and departure are taking place, but bookings are currently no longer working.
No payment, police involved
Internet blackmailers hijacked the restaurant’s servers and blocked them early Wednesday. The strangers eventually contacted us via email. They required a cryptocurrency payment for release. “We have to pay this amount of Bitcoin once, and then that amount again. It was too insecure for me.”
Instead of transferring the requested amount of 14,000 to 30,000 euros, the hotelier called the police, who started an investigation. State police IT investigators have been employed since then.
Computer experts are also working in the background to restore the server and computer systems.
Source: Krone
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