Germany
DEU
DDoS attack disrupts Deutsche Bahn digital booking and passenger-information services
Beginning on 17/02/2026, Deutsche Bahn experienced a targeted DDoS attack against its IT systems. The attack caused temporary disruption to bahn.de, DB Navigator and passenger information and booking functionality through the following morning. Deutsche Bahn restored the digital systems on 18 February; train operations themselves were not reported as disrupted.
69
Estimated severity
69 / 100
98
Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
17/02/2026
Targeted Company
DEUTSCHE BAHN
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Germany
Affected countries
Germany
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
1 day
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationOrder processing disruption
Affected sectors
Transportation
Affected departments
Information TechnologySales
Attack Profile
Attack types
Distributed denial of service
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
www1.deutschebahn.comhttps://www1.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/Newsblog-12829716heise.dehttps://www.heise.de/news/DDoS-Attacke-auf-die-Deutsche-Bahn-stoert-Buchungssystem-11180991.htmlincibe.eshttps://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/publications/cybersecurity-highlights/digital-services-restored-after-cyberattack-german-rail-network