Swiss Pension Fund Hit by Data Leak After Cyber Attack on Software Provider
Publica said the supplier discovered the attack at the end of September and filed a criminal complaint as investigators assess the data affected.
- On Thursday, Swiss federal pension fund Publica announced it was exposed to a data leak after an external software provider suffered a cyberattack at the end of September.
- The supplier discovered the breach in late September and filed a criminal complaint with federal authorities, prompting Publica and officials to begin determining the scope of affected data.
- Publica serves around 70,000 active members and 41,600 pensioners with assets just under 45 billion Swiss francs as of 2025, yet officials provided no information on how many members might be affected or when the investigation would conclude.
- The Swiss Attorney General's office has launched an investigation, while Publica confirmed no other federal entities maintain a business relationship with the unidentified supplier.
- Swiss federal agencies have faced recurring breaches through external suppliers, including the 2023 Play ransomware group's theft of approximately 907GB from Xplain, and similar third-party vulnerabilities previously compromised the Federal Statistical Office and Federal Tax Administration.
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Swiss prosecutors investigate data leak at federal pension fund Publica
Publica, the pension fund that provides pensions for staff of the Swiss federal government, has confirmed today that a data leak occurred as a result of a cyberattack on one of its external software suppliers. The Swiss government stated that the supplier discovered the attack at the end of September and then filed a criminal […] This story continues at The Next Web
The Publica pension fund, which manages the pensions of Swiss federal employees and related organizations, said on Thursday that it had been affected by a data breach after one of its external software suppliers was hit by a cyberattack at the end of September.
The Federal Pension Fund Publica was indirectly affected by a cyberattack targeting one of its software suppliers. The software supplier discovered the attack at the end of September and subsequently filed a criminal complaint. The company also informed the relevant federal agencies, Publica and other customers. They are currently working with various federal agencies to determine the extent to which the pension fund's data was affected. The Swi…
Now the Federal Attorney's Office is investigating.
In the event of a cyberattack against an external software supplier of the pension fund of the Federal Publica, data has elapsed. What data are exactly affected is still unclear.
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