Air traffic management personnel in Germany suffer cyberattacks.
Situation at German Air Traffic Control (DFS), situated in Langen by Frankfurt am Main, involves a digital intrusion. A representative from DFS spoke to Deutsche Presse-Agentur, stating, "Our internal communication systems have been breached. We're currently in protective mode." They're working diligently to limit the damage. The air traffic operations remain unaffected and carry on functioning smoothly as usual. Earlier, Bayerischer Rundfunk reported this event.
As per DFS, the incident occurred a week ago. The extent of data retrieval is still unclear. The relevant authorities have been made aware of the situation, the DFS representative detailed.
The DFS representative mentioned that they're currently dealing with hacking attacks, as their internal communication systems have been breached. Despite these hacking attacks, the air traffic operations continue functioning normally.