Which companies were affected by a cyberattack in 2021?

#Date of cyberattackCityCompany
1January 2021BrandenburgLearning platform
2January 17, 2021PlaneggBavariaClinic
3February 2021DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-WestphaliaFood wholesaler
4February 12, 2021FlensburgSocial institution
5March 2021SchöneicheBrandenburgMunicipality
6March 2021BerlinTickets
7March 2021DippoldiswaldeSaxoniaCity government
8March 2021Königsberg in BayernBavariaManufacturing
9March 2021BeverungenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaCity government
10March 2021StadtlohnNordrhein-WestfalenCity government
11March 2021Arbon, WiesbadenHessenAutomotive supplier
12March 2021FahrenzhausenBavariaLocal government
13March 2021AngermündeBrandenburgCity government
14March 2021KranzbergBavariaLocal government
15March 2021LöningenNiedersachsenBuilding materials
16March 2021EbelebenThüringenCity government
1730 March 2021VechtaNiedersachsenOrganization of the Catholic Church
18March 2021LippstadtNordrhein-WestfalenHospital
19April 2021FuldaHesseRetail chain
20April 2021RodenbergNiedersachsenCity government
21April 2021KammeltalBayernMunicipality
22April 2021HannoverLower SaxonyMedia company
23April 2021BerlinUniversity
24April 2021GießenHessenFurniture store
25May 2021HamburgLocal radio station
26May 2021OberschöneggBavariaDairy
27May 19, 2021Freiburg im BreisgauBaden-WürttembergOnline retailer
28June 2021MagdeburgSachsen-AnhaltHeavy machinery
29June 2021Frankfurt/MainHesseBanks
30June 2021BuggingenBaden-WürttembergMail order company
31June 2021Weiden in der OberpfalzBavariaCompanies
32June 2021Halle/WestfalenNordrhein-WestfalenFashion
33July 2021Korntal-MünchingenBaden-WürttembergOffice furnitures
34July 2021Companies
35July 2021LeipzigSaxonyPrint-on-demand provider
36July 2021GrünstadtRhineland-PalatinateLabel printing
37July 2021KöthenSaxony-AnhaltCounty district office
38July 2021DarmstadtHesseInsurance company
39July 2021WolfenbüttelNiedersachsenHospital
40July 2021GeisenheimHessenCity council
41July 2021HüttenbergHessenMunicipality
42July 2021Altenkirchen (Westerwald)Rheinland-PfalzIT service provider
4326 July 2021StuttgartBaden-WürttembergParking lot operator
44July 2021AerzenNiedersachsenMachine factory
45August 2021BerlinFintech
46August 6, 2021StuttgartBaden-WürttembergYouth organization
47August 8, 2021GöppingenBaden-WürttembergConstruction company
48August 9, 2021StuttgartBaden-WürttembergSavings bank association
49August 10, 2021BerlinLaw firm
50August 17, 2021RastattBaden-WürttembergCab service
51August 17, 2021BerlinEye specialist's practice
52August 18, 2021GüterslohNordrhein-WestfalenReal estate
53August 28, 2021HerzogenaurachBavariaSporting goods
54August 2021WiesbadenHesseElection authority
55August 2021LeipzigSaxonyMunicipal company
56August 2021Shoes
57September 7, 2021BerlinParliament
58September 8, 2021OlchingBavariaSocial service
59September 8, 2021HamburgTechnology provider
60September 2021WeselNorth Rhine-WestphaliaDistrict administration
61September 2021LentingBavariaDrainage technology
6220 September 2021HeidelbergBaden-WürttembergHospital operator
63September 22, 2021WiesbadenHesseElection authority
64September 28, 2021WismarMecklenburg-VorpommernPublic utility company
6530 September 2021DessauSaxony-AnhaltHospital
6630 September 2021LeipzigSaxoniaUniversity institute
67October 2021LüdinghausenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaOutfitter of luxury yachts
68October 15, 2021SchwerinMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaIT service provider
69October 15, 2021SchwerinMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaCity administration
70October 15, 2021Neustadt-GleweMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaAdministration
71October 15, 2021ParchimMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaCounty administration
72October 17, 2021WittenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaCity administration
73October 18, 2021SchwerinMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaIT service provider
74October 21, 2021SchwerinMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaState authority
75October 25, 2021EsslingenBaden-WürttembergAutomotive supplier
76October 2021WeingartenBaden-WürttembergUniversity of education
77October 2021GießenHesseChurch educational institution
7828 October 2021MunichBavariaTravel company
791. November 2021NurembergBavariaUniversity of applied sciences
80November 1, 2021EngerNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMiddle school
813 November 2021MunichBavariaFashion company
82November 2021Eltville am RheinHesseProvider of software for medical practices
838 November 2021IngolstadtBavariaElectronics store chain
8411 November 2021AachenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaIT company
85November 2021KönigswinterNorth Rhine-WestphaliaSchool
8614 November 2021OberottmarshausenBavariaProtective mask supplier
8715 November 2021AhrensburgSchleswig-HolsteinTechnology provider
8815 November 2021TriptisThuringiaGas station
89November 2021SassnitzMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaCity administration
9016 November 2021Ebersbach/FilsBaden-WürttembergChristian youth facility
9121 November 2021NeuenradeNorth Rhine-WestphaliaTechnical corrosion protection provider
92November 2021Seehausen (Altmark)Sachsen-AnhaltIT service provider of the municipality
9329 November 2021MunichBavariaHospital association
94December 1, 2021PirnaSaxonyPublic utility company
951 December 2021BraunschweigLower SaxonyHospital
96December 2021BremerhavenBremenFish company
97December 2021LeipzigSaxonyMunicipal cleaning service
986 December 2021Heidenheim an der BrenzBaden-WürttembergFaucet manufacturer
99December 2021OsnabrückLower SaxonyLogistics company
100December 2021MunichBavariaManufacturer of chains
101December 2021DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-WestphaliaDental practice
102December 16, 2021SchmalkaldenThuringiaMunicipality
10316 December 2021WuppertalNorth Rhine-WestphaliaCar tuner
10419 December 2021BerlinNewspaper
10520 December 2021KoblenzRhineland-PalatinateHealthcare software provider
10625 December 2021GöttingenLower SaxonyMeasurement manufacturer
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Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks

Details, examples and sources

Flag GermanyMarch 2021
Attack on the Exchange server of the German city of Dippoldiswalde
Dippoldiswalde, Saxonia (Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge)
https://www.saechsische.de/dippoldiswald...
Flag GermanyMarch 2021
Cyber attack on building materials supplier in Germany
Remmers - Löningen, Niedersachsen (Landkreis Cloppenburg)
https://www.om-online.de/wirtschaft/cybe...
Flag GermanyApril 2021
Ransomware at furniture store in Hesse, Germany
Sommerlad - Gießen, Hessen
https://www.sommerlad.de/news/detail/hac...
Flag GermanyMay 2021
Hacker attack on dairy in Germany
Ehrmann - Oberschönegg, Bavaria
https://moproweb.de/news/home/hackerangr...
Flag GermanyJune 2021
11 companies in Weiden affected by cyber attacks
Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria
Presumably, ransomware was transferred from one company to the next.
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/hac...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Kaseya VSA: Ransomware at office furniture company in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Berger - Korntal-Münchingen, Baden-Württemberg (Ludwigsburg district)
https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhal...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Several IT service providers in Germany affected by Kaseya incident
According to the BSI, several IT service providers and companies in Germany are affected.
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
IT security incident at print-on-demand provider from Germany
Spread Group - Leipzig, Saxony
Spread Group experienced a cyber attack in which address, contract and bank data were compromised.
https://help.spreadshirt.com/hc/de/artic...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Ransomware at German label printing company after Kaseya attack
Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate (Bad Dürkheim district)
Kaseya was installed on all computers by the IT service provider, and the ransomware was brought onto the systems via it.
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on Anhalt-Bitterfeld county district office in Germany
Landratsamt Anhalt-Bitterfeld - Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt (Anhalt-Bitterfeld district)
The county has declared a disaster situation. The work of the administration is severely restricted at all locations.
https://www.anhalt-bitterfeld.de/de/meld...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on insurance company from Germany
Haftpflichtkasse VVaG - Darmstadt, Hesse
Haftpflichtkasse VVaG from Darmstadt has been affected by a cyber attack and business operations are restricted.
https://www.wiwo.de/it-systeme-hackerang...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on hospital in Germany
Wolfenbüttel, Niedersachsen (Landkreis Wolfenbüttel)
The Wolfenbüttel hospital, Lower Saxony, about 10 km south of Braunschweig, became a victim of ransomware.
https://www.heise.de/news/Cybercrime-Ran...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Hacker attack on the city council of Geisenheim, Germany
Geisenheim, Hessen (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis)
The Hessian town of Geisenheim is located on the Rhine, about 20 km southwest of Wiesbaden, and has about 11,000 inhabitants. According to initial assessments, the administration will be offline for at least 3 weeks, and 2 or 3 months are expected for the return to normal.
https://www.geisenheim.de/artikel/presse...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Hacker attack on the municipality of Hüttenberg
Hüttenberg, Hessen (Lahn-Dill-Kreis)
The attackers obtain bank account data from private individuals and companies.
https://www.mittelhessen.de/lokales/wetz...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on IT service provider, waste fee notices tapped
Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Rheinland-Pfalz (Landkreis Altenkirchen (Westerwald))
During a cyber attack on an IT service provider, a print file of the waste management company Landkreis Altenkirchen containing 10,000 data records was tapped.
https://www.ak-kurier.de/akkurier/www/ar...
Flag Germany26 July 2021
Hacker attack on German parking lot operator
Park-Service Hüfner GmbH (PSH) - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Park-Service Hüfner GmbH (PSH)
https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/neustadt...
Flag GermanyAugust 8, 2021
Cyber attack on construction company in Germany
Leonhard Weiss - Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg (Landkreis Göppingen)
IT systems at several locations are affected, and work processes are significantly impaired.
https://www.leonhard-weiss.com/cyberatta...
Flag GermanyAugust 9, 2021
Hacker attack on savings bank association
Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
The Savings Banks Association of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, has been the victim of a hacker attack. The criminals threaten to publish internal information and demand a ransom.
https://www.it-finanzmagazin.de/sparkass...
Flag GermanyAugust 10, 2021
Security incident at large German law firm
CMS - Berlin
https://cms.law/de/deu/news-information/...
Flag GermanySeptember 28, 2021
Ransomware at the Wismar public utility company
Stadtwerke Wismar GmbH - Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
https://www.stadtwerke-wismar.de/de/Unte...
Flag GermanyOctober 15, 2021
Municipal administration of Neustadt-Glewe, Germany, affected by hacker attack
Neustadt-Glewe, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
The administration's IT service provider fell victim to a ransomware attack.
https://www.neustadt-glewe.de/Kurzmen%C3...
Flag GermanyOctober 15, 2021
Ludwigslust-Parchim county, Germany, affected by malware
Ludwigslust-Parchim county administration - Parchim, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
The administration's IT service provider fell victim to a ransomware attack.
https://www.kreis-lup.de/Kurzmen%C3%BC/S...
Flag GermanyOctober 18, 2021
Cyber attack on IT service provider of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state administration
DVZ Datenverarbeitungszentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH - Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
This caused IT outages in several city administrations.
https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/18/schw...
Flag GermanyOctober 21, 2021
Malware at a state authority in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Landesamt für innere Verwaltung (LAiV) - Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/21/scha...
Flag Germany28 October 2021
Cyber attack on a travel company in Germany
FTI Group - Munich, Bavaria
https://www.fti-group.com/de/presse/pres...
Flag Germany11 November 2021
Ransomware at an IT company in Germany
KISTERS AG - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia
https://www.kisters.de/
Flag GermanyNovember 2021
Cyber attack on a Christian school in Germany
CJD Königswinter - Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia
https://www.cjd-koenigswinter.de/termine...
Flag Germany29 November 2021
Malware on mail server of a hospital association in Germany
Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. - Munich, Bavaria
https://www.bkg-online.de/
Flag GermanyDecember 1, 2021
Cyber attack on the public utility company of Pirna, Germany
Stadtwerke Pirna - Pirna, Saxony
https://www.stadtwerke-pirna.de/
Flag GermanyDecember 2021
Cyber attack on dental practice in Düsseldorf, Germany
Pluszahnärzte - Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
https://www.diepluszahnaerzte.de/
Flag Germany16 December 2021
Cyber attack on car tuner
Manhart Performance GmbH & Co. KG - Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia
As a result, emails with malicious content are sent.
https://manhart-performance.de/en/import...
Flag Germany20 December 2021
Ransomware at healthcare software provider
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA (CGM) - Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate
https://www.cgm.com/deu_de
Flag Germany25 December 2021
Cyber attack on measurement technology company in Göttingen
Mahr Gruppe - Göttingen, Lower Saxony
https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/Nach...

Further details

How many companies were affected by cyberattacks?

KonBriefing Research had counted 106 successful cyberattacks on German companies and organizations for 2021.

When did cyber attacks take place?

For 2021, KonBriefing Research counted the following successful cyberattacks on German companies and organizations: January (2)  •  February (2)  •  March (14)  •  April (6)  •  May (3)  •  June (5)  •  July (12)  •  August (12)  •  September (10)  •  October (12)  •  November (15)  •  December (13)

Which industries were affected by cyberattacks?

For 2021, KonBriefing Research found successful cyberattacks on German companies and organizations of the following industries: Public sector (29)  •  Healthcare (11)  •  Production (9)  •  Consumer Goods (5)  •  Finance (5)  •  Fast Moving Consumer Goods (5)  •  IT (5)  •  Utility (4)  •  Universities (4)  •  Automotive (4)  •  Education (4)  •  Food (4)  •  Media (3)  •  Mechanical Engineering (3)  •  Retail (3)  •  Transportation (3)  •  Technology (3)  •  Social welfare (3)  •  Religion (3)  •  Government (2)  •  Online retailer (2)  •  Politics (1)  •  Wholesale (1)  •  Organization (1)  •  Legal (1)  •  Energy industry (1)  •  Agriculture (1)  •  Construction (1)  •  Chemical (1)  •  Travel (1)  •  Entertainment (1) (Multiple assignments possible).

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