CEO confirms servers, software locked by perps
German cycle-maker Canyon Bicycles GmbG has confirmed it was the victim of a security break-in over the holiday period that has all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack with parts of the infrastructure padlocked by the perpetrators.
The digital burglars gained access to IT systems “shortly before the turn of the year”, the bike maker said in a statement (PDF): “Software and servers were encrypted and thus locked in places.”
The website remained unaffected, meaning that online orders were placed as normal, it added, and that attack had been “identified and stopped” to the best of its “current state of knowledge.”
“The attack shows massive criminal i ..
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
