Swiss government warns data stolen in third-party ransomware attack

• Ransomware operators Sarcoma recently breached Radix
• As a result, Swiss government files were posted on the dark web
• Radix claims it retained intact backups

Multiple agencies of the Swiss federal government were affected by a supply chain attack that trickled down from Radix, a non-profit organization in the health promotion sector.

A short announcement published on the Swiss government website noted, “various administrative units of the Federal Administration” were among Radix’s customers.

It was further explained the company fell prey to a ransomware cyberattack in which attackers stole and encrypted data before publishing it on the dark web. After the fallout, Radix notified the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which kicked off an investigation to determine exactly what type of data was affected, and who the victims were.