Latvian forestry company still restoring systems weeks after ransomware attack
Latvia's state-owned forestry company LVM remains in recovery mode weeks after a ransomware attack — an EU critical-infrastructure case study in prolonged operational disruption.
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A foreign, financially motivated group was responsible for a cyberattack on state-owned forestry company Latvijas Valsts Mezi (LVM), officials said.
Editorial Analysis
Weeks-long recovery at a state-owned enterprise in the EU underscores that ransomware resilience remains a strategic gap for essential-service operators.
Stress-test backup restoration procedures and ensure offline backup copies are verified and current.
A Baltic state enterprise is still down weeks after ransomware — a reminder to validate your own recovery readiness.
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