Car rental company Sixt confirmed on May 1, 2022 that it had detected “IT irregularities” on April 29, and had been subject to a cyberattack. A statement made by the company said: “Response measures were implemented immediately in accordance with pre-planned security protocols. Subsequently, it has been confirmed that Sixt SE was subject to a cyber-attack, which Sixt was able to contain at an early stage.” The statement further said: “As a standard precautionary measure, access to IT systems was immediately restricted and the pre-planned recovery processes were initiated. Many central Sixt systems, in particular the website and apps were kept up and running.”
Customers who called the company heard a recorded message telling them, “Due to a technical problem, we are currently unavailable and can only process e-mail inquiries with a delay.”
The type of attack has not been made public, and it is unclear if it was a ransomware attack. The company also declined to say whether customer or employee data was accessed during the cyberattack.
Sixt employs 7,000 people and operates about 2,000 locations across 110 countries.
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