The cyberattack disrupted the global system of the car rental giant and plunged its business into chaos
Sixt, a leading international car rental company, has over 2000 business sites in over 110 countries/regions around the world. As a result of the network's sudden attack, its activities were temporarily interrupted. Sixt said it detected suspicious activity on its IT system on April 29 and quickly confirmed that it had suffered a cyber attack. The German company claimed that the incident was "contained at an early stage" and that it carried out an investigation with the assistance of external experts. "Following the company's standard precautions, we immediately restricted access to its systems and began a preplanned recovery process." However, access to its systems was restricted, resulting in a disruption to the operations of Sixt's clients, agents, and business points. Only systems essential for business continuity remain operational, such as the main website and applications. The impact of the attack on the company's operations and services was...