GERMANY -  At the beginning of February there was a cyber-attack at Häfele from an external source.

As a result, the international company with its headquarters in Nagold said it shut down numerous systems worldwide as a preventive measure and disconnected them from the Internet.

The company reports that the extent of the impact in the group of companies is currently being assessed and how the system landscape can be restored as quickly as possible.

“Currently, there is no knowledge of an outflow of customer data, but this cannot be ruled out at the moment. Häfele works closely with the investigative authorities involved,” the manufacturer of furniture fittings informed.

Häfele is currently unable to provide any information as to when the systems will be fully operational again. Customers and suppliers can still reach their Häfele contacts on their mobile phones.

Häfele will inform about the progress and restoration of the services via the website and by direct mail.