Date Reported: 2024-02-18
Country: Germany
Victim: Landeskirche de Hanovre | Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover | landeskirche-hannovers.de
Additional Information:
- The Landeskirche de Hanovre, the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover, fell victim to a cyberattack by unknown perpetrators who managed to access the church administration’s IT infrastructure, ecclesiastical services, and the bishop’s office on Sunday, according to a statement released on Monday.
- Following the detection of the attack, parts of the IT infrastructure were taken offline, making phone access difficult and limiting communication via email.
- A complaint has been filed, and an investigation is underway.
- The attack was a ransomware attack, but no ransom demand has been made so far.
- It is also being evaluated whether any sensitive data has been compromised during the breach.
Article: https://www.zeit.de/news/2024-02/19/cyber-angriff-auf-landeskirche-hannovers
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