April 7 (Reuters) - KSB SE & Co KGaA KSBG.DE :
* COMPANIES GAINED KNOWLEDGE OF BEING A TARGET OF A SERIOUS
CYBER
ATTACK DURING NIGHT OF 6^TH/7^TH APRIL
* UNTIL THIS POINT IN TIME, NO ENCRYPTION HAS BEEN DETECTED
AND
ONGOING OPERATIONS WERE NOT AFFECTED
* IMPACT ON PREDICTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF COMPANY CANNOT
BE
RULED OUT
* NECESSARY MEASURES WERE INITIATED PROMPTLY; THESE ARE NOW
LEADING TO CONSTRAINTS IN ONGOING OPERATIONS
* TASK FORCE IS WORKING WITH EXTERNAL CYBER SECURITY & DATA
FORENSIC EXPERTS TO RESTORE NORMAL OPERATIONS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
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