Russian hackers suspected, no official accusations yet
Swiss defense minister Guy Parmelin says his ministry faced a powerful cyber-attack this past winter, Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reports.
Parmelin says the attack took place in January while he was at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. At that time, Kaspersky warned of such incidents. The attack was fended off, and the minister says that the hackers weren't able to steal any sensitive information.
A local defense contractor was also attacked
This was not the case in a similar incident that also took place in Switzerland, when Ruag, a Bern-based technology company, was also attacked by a group utilizing the same tactics, this past January as well.
In that case, the hackers breached the company's servers and managed to exfiltrate sensitive information. Officials suspected Russian hackers, but they could not entirely prove it.
Ruag is a company specialized in ground, air and space technologies, and is also a supplier of military equipment and munitions to the Swiss military.
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Read Article: Swiss Defense Ministry Hit by Cyber-Attack
Original Source (German): «Als ich am WEF war, wurde mein Departement attackiert»
Swiss defense minister Guy Parmelin says his ministry faced a powerful cyber-attack this past winter, Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reports.
Parmelin says the attack took place in January while he was at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. At that time, Kaspersky warned of such incidents. The attack was fended off, and the minister says that the hackers weren't able to steal any sensitive information.
A local defense contractor was also attacked
This was not the case in a similar incident that also took place in Switzerland, when Ruag, a Bern-based technology company, was also attacked by a group utilizing the same tactics, this past January as well.
In that case, the hackers breached the company's servers and managed to exfiltrate sensitive information. Officials suspected Russian hackers, but they could not entirely prove it.
Ruag is a company specialized in ground, air and space technologies, and is also a supplier of military equipment and munitions to the Swiss military.
[...]
Read Article: Swiss Defense Ministry Hit by Cyber-Attack
Original Source (German): «Als ich am WEF war, wurde mein Departement attackiert»
