Ransomware attack on German engineering firm werkstoff-service.de by threat actor m3rx results in 1.82 TB data theft

A ransomware attack targeted W.S. Werkstoff Service GmbH (werkstoff-service.de), a German material engineering and non-destructive testing services company based in Essen. The attack was carried out by threat actor m3rx, who reportedly stole 1.82 TB of data across 1,719,610 files. The company serves industries including rail, and the attackers provided a contact number (+49 2013168440) for communication.