Cyberattack Targets Konstanz City Administration’s Mobile Device Management System
Summary
Konstanz city administration says a cyberattack targeted its mobile-device management system. Names and work email addresses of some employees may be affected; officials say citizen data is not affected and operations remain uninterrupted.
Key points
- The city says its mobile-device management system was targeted in a cyberattack.
- According to the city’s current assessment, names and work email addresses of some employees are affected.
- The city says citizen, customer, and business-partner data are not affected at this time.
- Municipal operations remain fully functional, with no reported disruption.
- The city convened its IT crisis team and says it is continuously assessing and monitoring the situation.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Stadtverwaltung Konstanz
- Victim Domain
- konstanz.de
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack targeting a mobile device management program
- Data Types Exposed
- Names of some employees
- Work email addresses of some employees
- Affected Records
- Some employees; exact number not disclosed
- Operational Impact
- No restrictions to administrative operations; the city administration remained fully operational.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed