Landratsamt deggendorf found that harmful software known as so-called ransomware had been installed on one of the corporate computers, posing a threat that all files would be locked. After a bitcoin ransom was paid, a potential decryption was promised. There was no communication. In the end, no encrypted or leaked data were discovered. Despite being targeted, the afflicted company was well-prepared for them. In order to proactively remove and restore the files in the productive system, it was able to rely on the already-existing data backups. The business did not sustain any financial losses.