Hungarian State Treasury Investigates Cyberattack, Suspects Russian Servers

Summary

A cyberattack on the Hungarian State Treasury’s agricultural agency encrypted some employees’ files. The Treasury says no customer data impact or data loss is currently known; investigators are working to restore services.

Key points

• The attack affected the IT network of the Treasury’s agricultural and rural development agency, the National Paying Agency.
• After detecting the infection, Treasury IT staff disconnected affected servers and took steps to prevent further damage.
• Some files on internal users’ and employees’ computers were encrypted.
• The Treasury says no data loss is currently known and customer data it manages was not affected.
• Experts’ current information indicates the attack came from Russian servers; the investigation is ongoing with the National Cyber Security Institute.
• Some electronic services in the affected agency are temporarily available only on a limited basis for security reasons.