About the DIHK Attack
The association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) was compelled to close down all of its IT systems and shut off digital services, telephones, e-mail servers, as a counter measure to the cyberattack.
DIHK is an association of 79 chambers that represent organizations within the German state, with more than 3 million members having business ranging from small shops to large enterprises within the country.
The organisations attends to matters of legal representation foreign trade promotion, consultation, regional economic development, training, and offers generic assistance services to the members.
How did attackers breach DIHK
A statement released on the DIHK site explains the shutdown as a precautionary measures, and provide IT teams time to find a solution and bring out a counter measure.
Few services of the companies are slowly getting available again after some aggressive reviews that make sure it’s safe to use them. But, the restoration of service isn’t complete at the moment.
DIHK general manager Michael Bergmann via a LinkedIn post told the public about the cyberattack incident that happened on Wednesday, and noted the incident as ‘massive.’ Currently, DIHK can’t sayfor how long the urgent shutdown measures will be needed.
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