Data leak in Wiesbaden: Registration system temporarily removed from the network!

Data leak in Wiesbaden: Registration system temporarily removed from the network!

Wiesbaden, Deutschland - Wiesbaden in turmoil! A possible data leak at the Federal Statistical Office has had the alarm bells ring. To be on the safe side, the digital registration system for authorities, known as IDE, was immediately taken off the network. The security authorities have already been switched on and the Federal Office for Information Technology (BSI) examines the incident. But what is really behind it? For the time being, there are only vague answers to the burning question of whether hackers could be behind the data leak: "No secure knowledge yet"!

The IDEV system, an important internet portal for the transmission of official statistics, is now out of service. The prescribed registration deadlines were exposed to the clarification of the facts. The uncertainty hovers over the offices, while those responsible try to defuse the Situation. A bright spot: So far there is no evidence that the IDEV systems of the federal states are also affected. Nevertheless, as a precaution, the countries have taken their systems off the network to minimize possible risks.

What does that mean for the statistics?

The effects are enormous! The statistics that are accessible to the public remain online for the time being, but the uncertainty about the safety of the data remains. The authorities are under pressure to create clarity as quickly as possible and to regain the trust of the citizens. At a time when data security is of the utmost importance, this incident is observed closely. The next steps in the investigation could be crucial to reveal the background of the possible data leak.