The communication of the research institution is permanently disrupted. Even the police couldn’t get to the facility at first – and had to send an officer in person to see what was going on there.
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Martin Bernstein
A cyber attack was carried out on the Helmholtz Center in Munich, which apparently paralyzed all communication at the research facility on Ingolstädter Landstrasse in Neuherberg. The Munich police confirmed this when asked. The research center has not yet responded to email inquiries – presumably because the IT is still out of order. The facility cannot be reached by phone. “The number you want is currently switched off,” it says when you call.
The attack by the previously unknown hackers is said to have happened at the beginning of last week. The Munich police initially knew nothing about it. As after a request from Süddeutsche Zeitung If a telephone contact failed, the criminal department responsible for cybercrime 12 sent an employee personally to the north of Munich. Since then, the criminal police have been investigating the case.
Several security authorities in Bavaria take care of defending against threats in virtual space. The Cyber Alliance Center Bavaria (CAZ) in the Bavarian State Office for the Protection of the Constitution supports local companies, operators of critical infrastructure as well as universities and research institutions in preventing and defending against electronic attacks by foreign states. The central contact point for cybercrime (ZAC) at the State Criminal Police Office is the central point of contact at the Bavarian police for all Bavarian companies, authorities, associations and institutions “first aiders” and advisors. The Central Office for Cybercrime Bavaria (ZCB) set up at the Bamberg Public Prosecutor’s Office is responsible for processing high-profile investigations in the field of cybercrime throughout Bavaria. It investigates attacks on important sectors of the economy and public institutions or in proceedings in the field of organized cybercrime.
Helmholtz Zentrum München is a research center for health and the environment. Around 2,500 employees work on the 50-hectare campus. There are also affiliated facilities in the city of Munich and in Garching. Research focuses on the influence of environmental factors on health.