Cyber-attacks against public entities and private companies are on the rise in Switzerland

guest · Oct 24, 2021

MCH group targeted in latest Swiss cyber attack
October 21, 2021
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/mch-group-targeted-in-latest-swiss-cyber-attack/47046312

The international marketing company and events organiser is famous for its trade fairs Baselworld and Art Basel.

In a statement published on Thursday, the MCH group said it had been the victim of a malware attack the pervious day.
Company IT specialists rushed to limit the damage with the support of external experts and federal authorities. An investigation is underway to determine whether any data was stolen.
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Wave of attacks
Cyber-attacks against public entities and private companies are on the rise in Switzerland, although not all cases become a matter of public knowledge.

On Thursday it was also reported that hackers had broken into the Easygov federal portal and stolen the names of some 130,000 companies who had applied for emergency financial credit during the pandemic. Authorities say no sensitive data was affected.
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Other recent victims have included the city of Montreux as well as the canton and city of St. Gallen. Many companies including Zurich, Comparis, Saurer and the Neuchâtel Cantonal Bank have also reported attacks.

In a recent interview published in the bimonthly Beobachter, an expert spoke of 2,694 successful attacks in the past 12 months.
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