Austrian construction group Porr hit by cyber attack

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Austrian construction company Porr is pictured behind traffic lights at the company’s headquarters building in Vienna, Austria, March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian construction company Porr detected a cyber attack on its communication infrastructure on Thursday and its telephone lines and emails were disrupted, the company said.

The disruption was caused by a virus, which has been identified, a company spokeswoman said.

Technicians were working to find a solution, but the spokeswoman said it was too early to estimate potential damage.

Company data is not at risk, Porr said in a statement.

Reporting by Kirsti Knolle; Editing by David Goodman

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