Palfinger, victim of a cyberattack

Palfinger, a leading Austrian manufacturer of cranes and lifting platforms, has revealed that it has been the victim of a global cyberattack, affecting a large proportion of its offices and disrupting both its business operations and the availability of its IT systems.

The affected systems include email servers, ERP systems, PALDESK, among others, making impossible to process enquiries, orders, shipments and invoices.

The full extent and impact, as well as the cause of the cyberattack, is unknown at this time. The company is working quickly to resolve the problem and is maintaining secondary channels by telephone as a way of contact.