From 2005 to 2021, state institutions in Saxony Anhalt received the most ransomware attacks out of any federal state in Germany, with a total of 20 attacks. Ransomware is a type of cyber attack in which the attacker threatens to publish or permanently encrypt personal data unless a ransom is paid. According to the source, public officials, hospitals and police services were among those affected.
Number of ransomware attacks on public institutions in Germany until 2021, by federal state
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Die Zeit. (June 21, 2021). Number of ransomware attacks on public institutions in Germany until 2021, by federal state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360679/ransomware-attacks-public-institutions-federal-state-germany/
Die Zeit. "Number of ransomware attacks on public institutions in Germany until 2021, by federal state." Chart. June 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360679/ransomware-attacks-public-institutions-federal-state-germany/
Die Zeit. (2021). Number of ransomware attacks on public institutions in Germany until 2021, by federal state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360679/ransomware-attacks-public-institutions-federal-state-germany/
Die Zeit. "Number of Ransomware Attacks on Public Institutions in Germany until 2021, by Federal State." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360679/ransomware-attacks-public-institutions-federal-state-germany/
Die Zeit, Number of ransomware attacks on public institutions in Germany until 2021, by federal state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360679/ransomware-attacks-public-institutions-federal-state-germany/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Number of ransomware attacks on public institutions in Germany until 2021, by federal state [Graph], Die Zeit, June 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360679/ransomware-attacks-public-institutions-federal-state-germany/
