Investigators are delving into a recent assault on the voting process - Digital authorities are currently examining an alleged cyber assault on the electoral process.
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne has taken over the investigation of a server attack that occurred during a local election in North Rhine-Westphalia. The attack, which is the subject of an ongoing investigation, was an overload attack that temporarily disrupted the result display between 18:00 and 18:15.
The investigation is being handled by the Central and Contact Point Cybercrime (ZAC) of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne, in collaboration with the State Criminal Police Office (LKA). IT.NRW, the information technology service provider for North Rhine-Westphalia, confirmed that no one gained access to the system during the attack, and it was not a hacker attack.
The suspected crime is computer sabotage, but the nature of the computer sabotage has not been specified. The investigation is focused on unknown individuals, and the name of the suspected individual or group involved in the attack has not been disclosed.
The local election was subject to a server attack in an unspecified location within North Rhine-Westphalia. The German Press Agency was informed about the initiation of the investigation into the server attack, and IT.NRW also informed the Central and Contact Point Cybercrime about the incident.
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne took over the investigation due to its particular importance. The cyber-attack is being investigated by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne, the Central and Contact Point Cybercrime, and the State Criminal Police Office (LKA). The investigation is ongoing, with no further details provided about its progress.
IT.NRW successfully repelled the server attack, ensuring that no unauthorised access was gained during the attack. Despite the temporary disruption to the result display, the election proceeded without any significant issues.
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Cologne is working diligently to identify those responsible for the server attack and bring them to justice. The investigation is ongoing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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