Cybersafetyconnections January 15th, 2024, Vol# 151 

Happy Martin Luther King’s Jr. Holiday here in the U.S.

  • From konbriefing this week, we literally travelled to Germany for our cybersecurity news. 
  • The Chambers of Craft in Germany suffered have been affected by a cybersecurity episode at the data center of an IT service provider 
  • The cybersecurity incident caused the systems at the affected Chambers to be shut down and Network taken offline. 
  • No bad actor has been identified yet. 
  • Efforts are being made to restore normalcy. 

What Happened? 

Server Racks in Modern Data Center 

According to Hand Werks Blatt-1 there has been a cyber safety accident at the data center of an IT Service provider that affected many Chambers of Craft in Germany. 

Who has been impacted? 

Chambers of Art and Wonderland 

As mentioned above, this cyber safety incident affected many Chambers of craft. As a result, all systems in the affected chambers were taken offline, and network connections to the chambers of crafts were disconnected. 

Which Bad Actors Were Responsible? 

No bad actor has been identified as of this writing. 

Hacker Stock Art Boing Boing 

How Is Loss from This Cybersecurity Accident Being Mitigated? 

OWASP Threat and Safeguard Matrix 

From the information we have, here are the steps taken to mitigate loss. 

  • The incident is being thoroughly assessed and resolved to ensure that the affected systems and services are restored as soon as possible.  
  • However, since a data breach cannot be ruled out, the relevant state data protection commissioners have been informed. 
  •  As a result of this incident, the websites and online services of many chambers of crafts are currently unavailable. The members of the affected chambers can still reach out to them by phone, email, and on-site.  
  • The Trier Chamber of Crafts has temporarily installed a replacement homepage due to a security incident. Contact details of various departments are available on the homepage, and Chamber employees can still be reached in person, by phone, and by email.   
  • The chambers are still conducting examinations, further training courses, and inter-company apprenticeship instruction (ÜLU) as scheduled.  
  • Disconnecting from the network may cause processing delays, and the Chamber apologizes for any inconvenience caused to its members. 
  • All affected chambers of crafts throughout Germany apologize for the inconvenience caused and ask for their members’ understanding. 
  • The restoration of websites and online services is uncertain, but an IT team is working to make them accessible again. 
  • There is no timeline for when the websites and online services will be restored, but the chambers will inform their members as soon as possible.

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