Dussmann Service S.r.l.

Dussmann Service S.r.l. operates as a German multinational that focuses on providing school meal services to educational institutions. The organisation supplies meals that address the nutritional requirements of students and handles the associated administrative tasks for schools. Its service model involves preparation, distribution and payment processing of meals for students, handling sensitive personal and financial information in the course of its operations.

The organisation maintains an operations center in Bergamo, Italy, which supports its Italian activities, including the school meal programme in Padova. In July 2022, the Bergamo facility was affected by a cyberattack that led to the temporary suspension of its servers and workstations. During the incident, the company shifted to laptop‑based operations to continue essential functions while the investigation proceeded.

The attack exposed data belonging to roughly seven thousand children and their families, including banking details used for meal payments and pupil records, prompting concerns about identity theft and fraud. In response, Dussmann Service S.r.l. activated an internal task force, notified the relevant municipal authorities and the national privacy regulator, and began a coordinated effort to secure its systems. The nature of the breach exhibited characteristics typical of ransomware and was described as part of a broader campaign targeting the organisation.

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