The cyberattack on contractor consortium FLC has had noticeable consequences for work on the Fehmarn construction project near Rødbyhavn.
Femern A/S has confirmed that FLC has been affected by a cyber incident.
- Our contractor FLC has informed us that it has been affected by a cyber incident. We are in dialogue with FLC about the situation, and at present we have no further information, Sund & Bælt says.
According to information obtained by FemernBusiness, several key IT systems remain out of operation.
Employees have been instructed not to connect to Wi-Fi, open their computers or use FLC’s email systems, and several functions at the construction site are temporarily being handled manually.
Access system affected
The access control system has also been disrupted.
According to FemernBusiness’ information, electronic access cards are not functioning as normal, and security staff at several locations have to register employees manually when they enter and leave the site.
At the same time, a number of employees who normally work at computers are limited in their ability to carry out their usual tasks.
Working hours can no longer be registered digitally in the usual way either.
Among some hourly paid employees, this has raised concerns that a prolonged outage could affect salary payments.
Vessels taken out of operation
The cyber incident has also affected parts of the offshore work.
According to FemernBusiness’ information, several vessels have been idle because they depend on digital systems and data to carry out their work.
This includes vessels involved in work on the tunnel elements and the tunnel trench.
Other parts of the construction work are continuing, including tasks that can be carried out on the basis of work already planned.
There is, however, hope that the vessels can resume operations using an alternative or older system.
Uncertainty over data
There is also still considerable uncertainty over what data, if any, may have been compromised in the attack.
According to FemernBusiness’ information, employees do not yet know whether the incident has only affected systems linked to production and construction, or whether employees’ personal data may also have been affected.
That is causing concern at a workplace with employees from a wide range of countries.
At present, there is no official information about who was behind the cyberattack, what data may have been extracted, or when FLC’s systems are expected to return to normal.
