Akira responsible for attack on South Westphalia IT and municipalities
Now it is definitely clear: The Akira group and its ransomware attacked South Westphalia IT in October, paralyzing 70 to 100 municipalities. The service provider is now working through the attack and reveals that it all started with a VPN attack. The attack on Südwestfalen IT – SIT started on October 30, 2023 and has kept those responsible on their toes to date. According to SIT, they are still working through the action plan and want to be back to normal operations by the end of Q1 2024. Some municipalities are already reporting that they are working almost back to normal...
