Bert Kondruss, KonBriefing Research, Germany
8 January 2022
Our timeline shows known cyberattacks from October to December 2021.
Cyber incident overview
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1 October 2021
DDoS attack on the websites of a professional training agency in Switzerland
Schweizerisches Dienstleistungszentrum Berufsbildung | Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (SDBB) - Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
October 10, 2021
Cyber attack on a fiduciary company in Switzerland
Morges, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
The company works for several municipalities.
https://www.derbund.ch/neue-cyber-attack...
October 10, 2021
Hacker attack on the municipality of Montreux, Switzerland
Montreux, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/digital/88...
October 09/10, 2021
Ransomware at a theater in Winterthur, Switzerland
Casinotheater Winterthur - Winterthur, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Affected is the communication via e-mail and a planning tool.
https://www.facebook.com/casinotheater/
October 2021
Cyber attack on a trust company in Switzerland
Switzerland
From citizens of the cantons of Zurich, Schwyz and Zug, tax declarations are published on the Darknet.
https://www.nau.ch/news/schweiz/erpresse...
October 17, 2021
DDoS attack on the websites of the canton and city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
https://www.toponline.ch/news/stgallen/d...
18 October 2021
Ransomware at luxury hotel in Switzerland
Flims, Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland
https://www.watson.ch/digital/schweiz/75...
October 20, 2021
Malware at Swiss trade fair and event agency
MCH Group AG - Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
https://www.mch-group.com/en/news/2021/c...
October 27, 2021
Email accounts of the municipality of Mellingen, Switzerland, used for spam mails
Mellingen, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/di...
6 November 2021
Ransomware at a Swiss publisher
Éditions Slatkine - Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
In this case, a ransom was paid to the extortionists.
https://www.heidi.news/innovation-soluti...
10 November 2021
Malware at cleaning and garbage truck manufacturer in Switzerland
Bucher Municipal - Niederweningen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
https://www.bucherindustries.com/en/medi...
November 2021
Ransomware at Swiss real estate company
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
https://www.inside-it.ch/de/post/dbs-gro...
December 2021
Cyber attack on a food wholesaler in western Switzerland
Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
https://www.rtn.ch/rtn/Actualite/Region/...
21. December 2021
Ransomware at a Swiss financial asset manager
Aquila - Zurich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
https://www.inside-it.ch/de/post/nach-ra...
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