Bitterfeld: Ransomware attack cost 2,5 million euros
The cyber attack with ransomware on the Bitterfeld district three years ago shows the inconvenient truth: it took years to rebuild the IT, some data and emails are lost forever, citizens had to accept long service losses and the debacle cost around 2,5 million euros. Three years ago, the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district fell victim to a massive hacker attack that paralyzed the administration for several weeks. The attackers used ransomware to encrypt the systems and demanded a ransom. The district did not pay and the systems had to be laboriously restored. An MDR report shows the whole story...