On August 13, the Foreign Ministry gained knowledge of a possible data leak. Studies were initiated immediately to clarify the incident as soon as possible. Initial findings indicate that data from the travel registration and the Foreign Ministry’s public website could be affected. The scope is examined with reprint and those affected are informed immediately. The ministry’s central IT systems are not affected.
We immediately took measures to prevent further unauthorized access. From caution, some online services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the travel registration is temporarily not available.
In urgent cases, the Austrian representative authorities and the Foreign Ministry are of course available around the clock at +43 1 90115 4411.
We take the incident very seriously. We regret the inconvenience and inform as soon as there are new knowledge.
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