The Swiss government is announcing that a ransomware assault at the third-party company Radix has affected sensitive data from multiple federal offices.
The Swiss authorities claim that the hackers obtained information from Radix systems and then posted it on the dark web. The nation’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is assisting in the analysis of the leaked data to determine which government agencies are affected and to what extent.
“The foundation Radix has been targeted by a ransomware attack, during which data was stolen and encrypted,” the Swiss government noted. “Radix’s customers include various federal offices. The data has been published on the dark web and will now be analyzed by the relevant offices.”
Radix is a Zurich-based non-profit focused on health promotion. It operates eight competence centres that carry out projects and services for the Swiss federal government, cantonal and municipal corporations, and other public and private organisations.