The city of Baden was already hit by a hacker attack in October

Before Monday’s hacker attack, the city of Baden was already attacked by cybercriminals last October. The city council announced late Monday evening that the city council had been targeted for the first time. Cybersecurity specialists handled the new incident.

The city announced that unknown persons wanted to gain access to the servers of ICT Aarau-Baden. The city immediately took measures. Whether Monday’s hacker attack was related to the October attack is part of the ongoing investigation.

Ransomware attack?

At this point, it is important to clarify to what extent and with what content data records have been stolen and whether they have been stolen for a specific purpose. No ransom demands have been received so farthe city said.

According to the information, the city regretted the incident and hoped for reliable findings as soon as possible. She also wanted to watch an advertisement.

According to a report from the NZZ, the hacker attack on the city of Baden is clear Parts of the accounts payable administration and a list with information about which deceased were cremated and when they were stolen.

Data was offered for download on an Internet hacker forum, including tables with names and addresses of residents.

(rbu/sda)