Switzerland recorded 164 cyber attacks in last 6 months

Published on September 29, 2025

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The first six months since the introduction of the obligation to report cyber attacks on critical infrastructure have ended on a positive note. This was reported today in a statement by the Federal Office for Cyber Security (FCOS). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In this time period, 164 attacks were recorded. The most frequent were DDoS attacks (18.1%), followed by hacking (16.1%), ransomware (12.4%), credential theft (11.4%), data leaks (9.8%), and malware (9.3%). There were also numerous cases of combined phenomena. The most affected sectors were finance (19%), IT (8.7%) and energy (7.6%). Further reports came from the authorities, the healthcare system, telecommunication companies, postal services, the transport sector, the media, the food supply and the technology sector. Since the beginning of April, critical infrastructures have been obliged to inform the FOCS of attacks within 24 hours; these reports are then collected and analysed for ... Full story here Are you the author?

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