Friedrich Vorwerk

Friedrich Vorwerk is also known as Vorwerk Group.
Friedrich Vorwerk is also known as Vorwerk & Sohn.
The company's headquarters is located in Germany.
It operates as a critical infrastructure provider.
Its core specialization is gas pipeline construction.

On 1 November 2022, Friedrich Vorwerk experienced a ransomware attack.
The attack compromised the organization's file and database servers.
Workstations were also affected by the ransomware.
The company's IT team executed a swift response to the incident.
This response prevented any data exfiltration from the compromised systems.
The swift action also avoided significant damage to the infrastructure.
No ransom payment was made by the company.
Relevant authorities were notified about the attack.

The ransomware incident caused a four-week outage of the IT infrastructure.
During the outage, ERP systems were rendered inoperable.
Other critical components of the IT environment were also rendered inoperable.
The disruption strained the company's profitability.
Operational visibility was limited as a result of the outage.
Essential systems were restored within a few weeks following the incident.
The timely restoration helped mitigate the risk of prolonged operational disruptions.
Details of the event were reported by Heise.de at the provided link.