Control Systems Firm PSI Struggles to Recover From Ransomware Attack

Control Systems Firm PSI Struggles to Recover From Ransomware Attack

February 21, 2024 at 06:45AM

German control systems provider PSI Software announced that its systems remain down after a ransomware attack in February. The company disconnected its systems from the internet to prevent data exfiltration and is still working to restore its IT infrastructure. PSI’s security team is investigating the incident, and no evidence suggests customer systems were affected.

Key takeaways from the meeting notes:

– PSI Software, a German control systems provider, experienced a ransomware attack earlier this month, resulting in the continued downtime of its systems.

– The company disconnected its systems from the internet to prevent data exfiltration and shut down external connections and its mail system following the cyberattack.

– PSI is still investigating the attack vector and has not found evidence of its systems at customer sites being affected.

– The security team is working on containing the incident and restoring the affected systems, and the responsible authorities have been notified.

– Despite the attack, there has been no claim of responsibility from any ransomware gang.

– PSI Software is headquartered in Berlin and provides control systems to major European energy suppliers, offering solutions for electricity, gas, oil, heat, and water control, monitoring, and optimization.

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