"German Battery Maker Varta Halts Production After Cyberattack"

Battery maker VARTA AG was recently targeted by a cyberattack that forced it to shut down IT systems, causing production to stop at its plants.  VARTA is a German manufacturer of batteries for the automotive, consumer, and industrial sectors, partially owned by Energizer Holdings.  VARTA's annual revenue exceeds $875 million.  The company announced that hackers targeted parts of its IT infrastructure on the night of February 12th, causing a severe disruption in five production units.  The company noted that the scope of the incident's impact is currently under evaluation, and the damage caused has yet to be determined.  VARTA says its current priority is to ensure data integrity, opting for proactive shutdowns that could help contain the IT systems breach.  Halting production operations in five plants with no clear timeline for restoring normal operations has resulted in VARTA's share price sliding by 4.75% following the announcement of the cyberattack.

BleepingComputer reports: "German Battery Maker Varta Halts Production After Cyberattack"