Germany
DEU
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics cyberattack halts freight handling and delays customer shipments
A cyberattack detected in early December 2021 forced Hellmann Worldwide Logistics to disconnect core IT infrastructure, impairing freight forwarding and cargo dispatch. German customer aQua united reported it could not ship packaged goods from 8 December because Hellmann could not process groupage consignments; packed products accumulated in its warehouse. Hellmann later confirmed data extraction, while ransomware attribution was reported by security media.
87
Estimated severity
87 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-12-09
Targeted Company
HELLMANN WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
AQUA UNITED (Logistics provider)
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
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Downstream customer disruptionLogistics delayOperational disruptionShipping disruptionSupplier delivery delay
Affected sectors
Logistics & WarehousingTransportation
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyLogistics & Transportation
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data exfiltrationRansomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
aqua-united.dehttps://www.aqua-united.de/cyber-angriff-bei-spedition-hellmann/bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/logistics-giant-warns-of-bec-emails-following-ransomware-attack/malwarebytes.comhttps://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2021/12/logistics-giant-warns-of-scams-following-ransomware-attackinfosecurity-magazine.comhttps://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyberattack-on-hellmann-worldwide/