Brenner Tunnel: hacker attack on the operating company Bbt Se
Unauthorised individuals have gained access to data accessible via the Internet. Operational activities have not been affected.
More signs of hybrid warfare in the daily news. Bbt Se, the company managing the Brenner Tunnel, was the target of a targeted cyberattack, during which unauthorised individuals gained access to data accessible via the Internet, according to a report in the Tiroler Tageszeitung newspaper.
The news was confirmed by Bbt Se: “As soon as the incident was detected, the company activated its cybersecurity protocols, immediately isolating the affected systems and enlisting the support of external cybersecurity specialists to carry out the necessary forensic analysis. All the required procedures have been initiated and the relevant authorities have been informed,” Bbt states.
Based on the information currently available, the incident does not appear to have affected the company’s operational activities. Investigations are still ongoing to ascertain the details of the attack. Investigations are ongoing. All this comes in the wake of the publication by pro-Russian hacker group NoName, on the Dark Web, of a list of eighteen people labelled ‘enemies of the Russian Federation’, ranging from the Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani to the Public Prosecutor of Rome Francesco Lo Voi and the Head of the Postal Police Ivano Gabrielli.
