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External Intrusion Behind Ludwigshafen City IT Outage, Prosecutors Say

Officials report no data theft or encryption, with cybercrime units scanning systems for a phased restart within one to two weeks.

Overview

  • The city administration remains largely offline with phones, email, websites and many online services unavailable.
  • Investigations are led by the Rheinpfalz police cybercrime unit with LKA involvement under the Frankenthal prosecutor's office.
  • Authorities say no ransom note was received and access to municipal data is intact.
  • Residents face practical disruptions including halted vehicle registrations, unavailable permits and suspended parking ticket sales, though the 115 hotline has been reenabled.
  • Full recovery timing and attribution remain open as forensic reconstruction progresses, which the state interior minister described as a major effort progressing well.