Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-08-31 00:00:00
Affected organization: Central German state of Saxony-Anhalt
Affected country: Germany
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Internet and telephone networks at the regional parliament in the central German state of Saxony-Anhalt are offline after a ransomware attack.