Data from the federal government also had an influence: the Swiss software company Concevis was hacked

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The company Concevis, a Swiss provider of software solutions for governments, the financial sector and companies in industry and logistics, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. All of the company’s servers were encrypted.

The hacker attack will likely have more far-reaching consequences than expected: according to current knowledge, the stolen data likely also included older, operational data from the federal government. The National Center for Cybersecurity (NCSC) announced this on Tuesday.

Several federal offices affected

After the company failed to meet the ransom demand, the attackers threatened to publish the data on the dark web. The company’s customers have already been notified of the attack.

Concevis’ clients also include several federal offices. According to current knowledge, the Federal Office for Civil Protection, the Federal Office for Spatial Development, the Federal Office for Statistics, the Federal Office for Civil Aviation, the Federal Tax Administration and the Training Command are on Concevis’s customer list. “We are currently clarifying which positions and data are specifically involved.” It is currently considered unlikely that federal systems themselves have been hacked.

Not the first time

This is not the first time the federal government has been hit by a hacker attack. At the beginning of June, a cyber attack on the IT company Xplain was announced. The company from Interlaken BE collected numerous data from, among others, the Federal Police Office (Fedpol) and customs.

Both authorities have filed criminal charges against unknown individuals, and a subcommittee of the Audit Commission and the Federal Data Protection Agency have begun investigating the events. The Federal Public Prosecution Service has opened criminal proceedings, the Federal Council has set up a crisis team called “Data Outflow” – all departments are involved. (dzc/bro)

Source:Blick