As the Allgäuer Zeitung reports, production at tractor manufacturer Fendt has been halted since last week due to a massive hacker attack. In some cases, even the assembly lines are said to stand still in the Marktoberdorf plant with around 4.000 employees.
According to the first unofficial findings, the hacker attack is said to have come from Finland. However, the attack should not only affect Marktoberdorf, but also affect production facilities worldwide. That was given by the parent company AGCO (Your Agriculture Company), a global manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. As early as May 5, 2022, the company announced a ransomware attack affecting some production facilities. AGCO says it is still investigating the extent of the attack, but it expects business operations to be impacted for several days and possibly longer.
Continued problematic situation
To what extent the company can fall back on backups or install additional software, AGCO wants to examine further. They are working flat out on a solution to restore IT operations at all locations. AGCO wants to provide further information on how things will continue in the near future. As reported by the Allgäuer-Zeitung, even the parking lots of the plant in Marktoberdorf seem to be empty at the moment
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