Germany’s national railway operator has fully restored its ticketing and customer information platforms following a cyber attack that knocked systems offline Tuesday, the company announced Wednesday.
Deutsche Bahn confirmed that a distributed denial-of-service attack temporarily disrupted their digital services, but stated that protective measures helped reduce disruptions for travelers. “Our countermeasures were effective in minimizing the impact on our customers,” the railway company posted on their official blog, though they did not identify the perpetrators behind the attack.
This latest incident adds to a pattern of security challenges facing Germany’s rail network. The transportation company has faced previous suspected sabotage attempts that German officials believe were intentional, including incidents where attackers severed fiber optic communication lines, bringing train operations to a complete standstill.
