Swiss-based special-purpose vehicle maker Aebi Schmidt informed customers and business partners on Thursday that some of its operations may be disrupted as a result of a cyberattack.
Aebi Schmidt specializes in manufacturing agricultural, municipal and other special-purpose vehicles, including street cleaners, snow blowers and ploughs, mowers and transporters for the agriculture sector, and aircraft de-icing and other machinery used in airports.
The company on Thursday confirmed media reports that it had been hit by a cyberattack. The company said the incident resulted in the failure of IT systems, preventing it from sending and receiving emails.
Aebi Schmidt has not shared any details about the cyberattack,
describing it as “an attempt by third parties to infiltrate malware into our systems.” It added, “More and more companies worldwide are being affected by such attacks.”
The company has advised customers and business partners to contact it via phone until its email communications are restored. The organization says the incident has not impacted operative systems required for production and order processing, US-based M-B Companies (which it acquired last year), or its telematics platform (formerly known as DMi).
Aebi Schmidt said the attack hit its Windows devices, which had to be switched off and are currently being “rebooted step by step,” a process described by the firm as “time consuming.”
“As an indirect result of the system failure, we cannot rule out disturbances in the order and service management process flow,” the company stated.
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