The University Service Center Baden-Württemberg in Reutlingen fell victim to a cyber attack on Wednesday evening. This is confirmed by the Ministry of Science. According to the information provided by the university service center, all systems were immediately taken offline, the Internet connection was disconnected and the telephone system was deactivated. The relevant investigative authorities and the cybersecurity agency BW were informed the same evening.
Since Thursday morning, a crisis staff has been working on resolving and handling the incident. The investigation would be taken over by the Reutlingen Police Headquarters in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Prosecutor General’s Office, Cybercrime. The country’s cybersecurity agency is supporting the investigation. Internal and external specialists worked to resolve the incident.