The public prosecutor general's office in Bamberg is investigating the cyberattack on the drone maker Quantum Systems against persons unknown, a spokesperson for the office said. Its central cybercrime unit is running the case with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.
Quantum Systems said its drones are flying again around the world, including with the Bundeswehr, which it said was the only customer to take them out of use as a precaution. The company confirmed that it found an active cyberattack by hostile actors in October and that its own IT and security staff contained it.
According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the attack involved malicious software on a server for updates. Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the military intelligence service MAD and the federal IT security office BSI are also looking into the attack.
Also reported by Handelsblatt and The Register
Background
Quantum Systems
Organization
German company founded in 2015 and based in Gilching that makes small unmanned aircraft.
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Bundeswehr
Organization
Germany's armed forces, made up of the Army, Navy, Air and Space Force and Cyber and Information Domain Service, plus a civil part.
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Bamberg Public Prosecutor General's Office
Public prosecutor
Bavarian public prosecutor's office in Bamberg whose central cybercrime unit investigates the attack on Quantum Systems.
