BERLIN (Reuters) – Rheinmetall’s civil unit suffered a cyberattack in April last year that cost the German arms manufacturer 10 million euros ($10.80 million), Chief Financial Officer Dagmar Steinert said at the annual shareholders’ meeting. The group, which plays a major role in supplying arms to Ukraine, is exposed to many cyberattacks on a daily […]
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Rheinmetall’s civil unit suffered cyberattack that cost $10 million
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Rheinmetall’s civil unit suffered a cyberattack in April last year that cost the German arms manufacturer 10 million euros ($10.80 million), Chief Financial Officer Dagmar Steinert said at the annual shareholders’ meeting.
The group, which plays a major role in supplying arms to Ukraine, is exposed to many cyberattacks on a daily basis, Steinert said, adding that Rheinmetall is normally able to fend off most of them.
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(Reporting by Andrey Sychev, Editing by Rachel More)