"Security is taking place here: After cyberattack on Kirkel Town Hall – now the mayor says

The town hall in Kirkel remains closed after a cyberattack. Police and external specialists investigate the incident. What is known so far.

The town hall in Kirkel is closed due to a cyberattack. www.kirkel.de As reported by Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR), the IT department of the Kirkel municipal administration discovered a security incident last Friday (March 14). As a result, the entire system had to be reinstalled. The reconstruction is not yet complete, according to the report. The town hall will therefore remain closed indefinitely. Emails will not be answered either. However, t…

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KIRKEL. The Saarland community of Kirkel has become a victim of a cyberattack. As Mayor Dominik Hochlenert (CDU) reported on the community's homepage, the town hall remains closed for the time being. In order to ensure data security and data protection, the IT systems have been isolated, so that the services in the town hall could not be provided as usual. Currently, the investigation is ongoing, [...]