German military drone operations disrupted by cyberattack

Quantum Systems, the German maker of reconnaissance and interceptor drones used by Germany’s military, says a late-October cyberattack compromised the update server for its QBase ground-control and mission-planning software and pushed a malicious update to customers; the German armed forces reportedly grounded its drones as a precaution while military counterintelligence, domestic intelligence and the BSI respond. The company believes it was targeted because of its support for Ukraine and says its unmanned systems have safely resumed operations.