Data leak in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Travel registration temporarily offline!

Data leak in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Travel registration temporarily offline!

Wien, Österreich - On August 13, 2025, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs became aware of a possible data leak. Initial information suggests that data from the travel registration and the ministry's public website could be affected. As a result, immediate investigations were initiated to comprehensively clarify the incident, such as OTS reported.

The Ministry has emphasized that the central IT systems are not affected and measures have been taken to prevent further unauthorized access. Some online services, including travel registration, were temporarily taken out. In urgent cases, citizens can contact the Austrian representative authorities and the Foreign Ministry around the clock by phone at +43 1 90115 4411.

data and security measures

Since it is currently being examined which exact data has been compromised by the possible data leak, it is important that affected people remain vigilant. According to Consumer center If affected people should assume that fraudsters could have access to personal data. The possible Erlangen data include the name, address, email address, telephone numbers, date of birth and customer or contract numbers.

This information could be misused for fraudulent activities. Therefore, it is advised to be particularly vigilant towards fraudulent emails, SMS, calls or mail. It could be that criminals are trying to obtain additional information or access to online banking services.

reactions of the Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry has taken the incident very seriously and regrets the inconvenience that the affected person arises from the measure. It is promised that further information and new findings are communicated promptly. In addition, it is pointed out that passwords will be changed immediately if data abuse is suspected and, if necessary, the bank should be contacted in the event of unjustified debits to avoid financial damage.