The global cyber war · Infrastructure and industrial systems

Stadtwerke Landsberg says a criminal cyberattack encrypted its central IT systems; power and water supply unaffected

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The municipal utility of Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria said it was the victim of a criminal cyberattack in the night to 1 September in which central IT systems were encrypted. It said the power grid, water supply, wastewater treatment and district heating were not affected, but that staff could be reached by phone and email only in a limited way. The utility said it cut all internet connections as an immediate measure. It named no attacker.

When
1 September 2026
Where
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
What
cyber, utility
Attribution
Not attributed. Stadtwerke Landsberg named no attacker and no group has been found claiming the attack.
In the record
Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Stadtwerke Landsberg Official, third state · Not yet classified origin: Stadtwerke Landsberg notice on its IT incident, 7 Sep · published 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC zentrale IT-Systeme verschlüsselt wurden

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