March 06, 2023
In 2022, there were again numerous successful cyberattacks on companies and organizations in Switzerland. KonBriefing Research lists publicly disclosed incidents.

Cyber incident overview

Cyber attacks Switzerland in 2022
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Which companies were affected by a cyber attack?

State = Canton
 
#DateCityStateCompanyTypeStichworte
1January 7, 2022Perlen LULUChemistry, paper, packagingCanton of Lucerne, Chemical,CPH-Gruppe
2January 10, 2022Yverdon-les-Bains VDVDIT service prov., municipalityCanton of Vaud, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector
3January 2022Zurich ZHZHCar dealerCanton of Zürich, Zürich, Automobile, Automotive, Cars,Emil Frey Gruppe,Canton of ZUrich
4January 18, 2022Frauenfeld TGTGOnline shopCanton of Thurgau,Zur Rose Group AG
5January 2022Geneva GEGEInternational aid organizationCanton of Geneva, Genève, Geneva,International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
6February 3, 2022Opfikon ZHZHAirport ground servicesRansomwareCanton of Zurich, Transportation,Aviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Swissport
7February 17, 2022Neuchâtel NENEUniversityCanton de Neuchâtel, College, University, Research,Université de Neuchâtel
8February 25, 2022Echallens VDVDKindergarten associationRansomwareCanton of Vaud,Association pour l'entraide familiale et l'accueil de jour des enfants du Gros-de-Vaud et environs (EFAJE)
9February 2022Schwerzenbach ZHZHReal estate managementCanton of Zürich, Real estate,WimmoG AG,Canton of ZUrich
10March 2022Kloten ZHZHEgg producerCanton of Zürich, Groceries, Food,Lüchinger + Schmid AG,Canton of ZUrich,LUchinger + Schmid AG
11March 2022Neuchâtel NENEMedical practicesCanton de Neuchâtel, Healthcare
12March 2022 ?Rotkreuz ZGZGRetirement homeCanton of Zug, Welfare, Social,Alterszentrum Dreilinden
13March 22, 2022Vevey VDVDFoodCanton of Vaud, Retail,Groceries, Food,Nestlé
14March 30, 2022Neuchâtel NENELearning platformCanton de Neuchâtel,Réseau pédagogique neuchâtelois (RPN)
15April 4, 2022Lutry VDVDLibraryCanton of Vaud, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector
16April 15, 2022Plan-les-Ouates GEGEMilkCanton of Geneva, Groceries, Food,Laiteries Réunies de Genève (LRG)
17April 21, 2022Muttenz BLBLLogisticsCanton of Basel-Landschaft, Transportation,M+R Spedag Group
18April 25, 2022Hinwil ZHZHConveyor systemsCanton of Zurich,Ferag AG
19April 25, 2022Zurich ZHZHEmergencyCanton of Zürich, Zürich, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Emergency service, Rescue,Schutz & Rettung Zürich,Canton of ZUrich,Schutz & Rettung ZUrich
20May 14, 2022Lucerne LULUMass transitCanton of Lucerne, Transportation,Bus,Rapid Transit, Mass Transit, Public Transport,Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern (VBL)
21May 2022Zurich ZHZHSchoolCanton of Zürich, Zürich,Kantonsschule Hottingen,Canton of ZUrich
22June 2022Basel BSBSPharmaceuticalCanton of Basel-Stadt, Medicaments, Medicines, Pharmaceutical,Novartis
23July 4, 2022Neuchâtel NENEUniversity of applied sciencesCanton de Neuchâtel, College, University, Research,Haute École Arc (HE-Arc)
24July 10, 2022Villars-sur-Glâne FRFRDairyCanton de Fribourg, District de la Sarine, Groceries, Food,Cremo S.A.
25July 17, 2022Bülach ZHZHMunicipalityCanton of Zurich, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall,BUlach
26September 4, 2022Riehen BSBSReligious communityCanton of Basel-Stadt, Church, religion,Kommunität Diakonissenhaus Riehen,KommunitAt Diakonissenhaus Riehen
27September 5, 2022Glarus GLGLChocolateCanton of Glarus, Groceries, Food,Läderach AG,LAderach AG
28October 19, 2022Neuchâtel NENELearning platformCanton de Neuchâtel,Réseau pédagogique neuchâtelois (RPN)
29October 22, 2022Zurich ZHZHMass transitCanton of Zürich, Zürich, Transportation,Rapid Transit, Mass Transit, Public Transport,Bus,Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV),Canton of ZUrich,ZUrcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
30October 24, 2022Thalwil ZHZHWireless technologyCanton of Zurich,u-blox
31November 21, 2022Bern BEBEIT service providerCanton of Bern,Infopro AG
32November 21, 2022Messen SOSOMunicipalityCanton of Solothurn, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall,Gemeinde Messen
33November 21, 2022Geneva GEGESoftwareCanton of Geneva, Genève, Geneva,Winbiz
34November 25, 2022Oberrohrdorf AGAGMedical productsCanton of Aargau, Healthcare,Publicare AG
35November 28, 2022Solothurn SOSOLocksCanton of Solothurn,Glutz AG

Hacker attacks statistics

By month

Cyber attacks Switzerland in 2022 by month
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By industry

Cyber attacks Switzerland in 2022 by industry
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Notes

  • The statistics are based on the known incidents listed here.
  • Since only some of the cases become known, the evaluations are not representative.
  • Industries where incidents are immediately visible due to public access (e.g. healthcare) are more represented than others.
  • An incident may be assigned to multiple countries or industries. Also, a country cannot always be assigned. So the totals shown on the charts may be different.
  • The graphics may be reused according to the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (attribution: KonBriefing Research).
More statistics:
Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks

Details, examples and sources

Flag SwitzerlandJanuary 2022
Cyber attack on a car dealer in Switzerland
Emil Frey Gruppe - Zurich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
The company is present in several countries and is considered the largest car dealer in Europe.
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/cyberkri...
Flag SwitzerlandJanuary 2022
Cyberattack on data from the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
The attack targeted servers of an external IT service provider. Data on 515,000 vulnerable individuals was stolen.
Flag SwitzerlandFebruary 25, 2022
Ransomware at a kindergarten association in Switzerland
Association pour l'entraide familiale et l'accueil de jour des enfants du Gros-de-Vaud et environs (EFAJE) - Echallens, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
https://www.24heures.ch/un-reseau-daccue...
Flag SwitzerlandMarch 22, 2022
10 GB of data from an international food company published
Nestlé - Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
The attack was carried out in protest against the continuation of business in Russia. According to the company, however, this was only fictitious test data that the company itself had accidentally published.
Flag SwitzerlandApril 21, 2022
Cyber attack on a logistics company in Switzerland
M+R Spedag Group - Muttenz, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
https://www.inside-it.ch/grosser-schweiz...
Flag SwitzerlandApril 25, 2022
Cyber attack on a manufacturer of conveyor systems in Switzerland
Ferag AG - Hinwil, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
https://www.ferag.com/en/company/news-ne...
Flag SwitzerlandSeptember 5, 2022
Cyber attack on a Swiss chocolate manufacturer
Läderach AG - Glarus, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland
https://laderach.com/eu-en/blog/post/lad...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
Flag SwitzerlandOctober 24, 2022
Ransomware attack on a technology company in Switzerland
u-blox - Thalwil, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
https://www.u-blox.com/en/u-blox-fends-o...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
Flag SwitzerlandNovember 21, 2022
Cyber attack on a it service provider in Switzerland
Infopro AG - Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
https://stats.uptimerobot.com/2gzOltkx4Z...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
Flag SwitzerlandNovember 21, 2022
Swiss municipality affected by cyber attack on IT service provider
Gemeinde Messen - Messen, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
https://www.messen.ch/de/aktuelles/meldu...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
Flag SwitzerlandNovember 21, 2022
Swiss software provider affected by cyber attack on data center
Winbiz - Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
https://status.winbiz.ch/
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.

Overviews

How many companies and organizations were affected by cyberattacks?

KonBriefing Research had counted 35 successful cyberattacks on companies and organizations for the period.

When did cyber attacks take place?

For 2022, KonBriefing Research counted the following successful cyberattacks on companies and organizations: January (5)  •  February (4)  •  March (5)  •  April (5)  •  May (2)  •  June (1)  •  July (3)  •  September (2)  •  October (3)  •  November (5)

Which industries were affected by cyberattacks?

For the year 2022, KonBriefing Research found successful cyberattacks on companies and organizations of the following industries: Public sector (5)  •  Food (5)  •  Education (4)  •  Transportation (4)  •  IT (3)  •  Agriculture (3)  •  Bus (2)  •  Municipality (2)  •  Production (2)  •  Universities (2)  •  Healthcare (2)  •  Rapid Transit (2)  •  Automotive (1)  •  Aviation (1)  •  Chemical (1)  •  Aiport (1)  •  Mechanical Engineering (1)  •  Organization (1)  •  Pharmaceutical (1)  •  Real estate (1)  •  Religion (1)  •  Rescue (1)  •  Retail (1)  •  Social welfare (1)  •  Technology (1)  •  Online retailer (1) (Multiple assignments possible).

About KonBriefing Research

KonBriefing Research is an independent researcher and analyst in the field of IT security, information security, risk management and compliance. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Germany.

About the author

Bert Kondruss
Author:
Bert Kondruss
Founder and managing director of KonBriefing Research

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