OUR German the equipment systems industry Rheinmetall announced earlier this evening that it had adopted cyber attack in its Industrial Client Management department. The company clarified that the attack affected the civilian automotive sector, but not the military equipment sector.

“The attack was mainly on the company’s activities aimed at industrial customers. The work of the military sector continues as usual. Rheinmetall is currently investigating the extent of the damage and is in constant contact with the relevant authorities,” said company spokesman Oliver Hoffmann.

The prosecutor’s office in Cologne confirmed that it was investigating the attack, but did not provide further information, while the first German public television channel ARD reported some time ago that the North Rhine-Westphalia ZAC team was responsible for cybercrime. According to the TV channel, Rheinmetall, the largest German military equipment concern, which was included in the DAX index in March, was also subjected to a cyber attack last month, but was not seriously affected.

The company itself claims to be one of the three largest producers of military equipment and ammunition in the Western world, while playing a key role in supplying Ukraine with tanks and in the “circular exchange” of old tanks for more modern ones.

^{Source: APE-MEB}