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In a nutshell: a ‘considerable’ cyberattack knocked Germany’s rail giant offline for 24 hours. The freight industry should be paying attention, but probably isn’t.
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When Deutsche Bahn’s booking and timetable systems went dark on the afternoon of 17 February, the initial reaction was familiar: another IT glitch at a rail operator whose digital infrastructure has long been the butt of commuter jokes.
It was not a glitch. DB confirmed its website, including booking and timetable systems, had been knocked offline by a ...
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