Germany
DEU
December 2022 cyberattack disables HAW Hamburg university systems
A cyberattack discovered on December 29, 2022 compromised central IT and storage systems at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, encrypted virtualized platforms and deleted backups. The university shut down email and networked applications, disrupting communication with students, staff and research partners as academic services were restored in stages. A Vice Society leak-site listing in March 2023 referred to this earlier event, not a new March attack.
82
Estimated severity
82 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-12-29
Targeted Company
HAW HAMBURG
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
Hamburg · Germany
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data destructionData exfiltrationUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
VICE SOCIETY
Sources
Incident Sources
haw-hamburg.dehttps://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/cyber-attack-on-it-systems/haw-hamburg.dehttps://www.haw-hamburg.de/detail/news/news/show/nach-angriff-auf-unsere-it-struktur-erreichbarkeit-am-cc4e-sichergestellt/haw-hamburg.dehttps://www.haw-hamburg.de/cyberangriff/haw-hamburg.dehttps://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/university/newsroom/news-details/news/news/show/information-about-the-cyber-attack-on-the-it-systems/