Northwestern Germany: New Coronavirus Cases Spike Once Restrictions Ease - Examine following CDU hacker breach: LKA
Following a cyber attack on the CDU, the North Rhine-Westphalia Criminal Police (LKA) and the Special Public Prosecutor's Office of the Central and Contact Point Cybercrime Center (ZAC NRW) are now in charge of the investigation. This was confirmed by both authorities on Friday in response to a dpa inquiry. The reason for their involvement is that there are connections to NRW. This was revealed by a ZAC spokesperson, as the CDU had stated the previous day that the affected service provider was located in North Rhine-Westphalia.
On Thursday, the LKA NRW issued a press release without mentioning the CDU explicitly. It warned about a flaw in Check Point products that had been discovered two weeks ago. The manufacturer promptly addressed the issue by releasing an update and a guide for recognizing attacks through this vulnerability. However, the LKA assumes that "there are still other vulnerable systems in North Rhine-Westphalia that can be reached and targeted via the internet."
The CDU became a target due to a vulnerability in Check Point. In addition, it was reported that data from Friedrich Merz's CDU party leader's calendar had been leaked, as previously stated on Thursday. ZAC is currently pursuing an investigation against unknown individuals, and they won't be making any further statements until more information is gathered.
