Hacker attack on cathedral robs Viennese of sleep

A file photo of St Stephen’s Cathedral in the city centre of Vienna, Austria, on New Year’s Eve, Dec 31, 2021. A cyberattacker exploited an Internet connection between the Gothic cathedral and a bell company on Tuesday night to make the bells in the two towers of the Viennese landmark ring, Faber said. — AFP

The inhabitants of Vienna’s city centre were roused from their beds overnight into Wednesday... by a computer hack on St Stephen’s Cathedral.

The cyberattacker exploited an Internet connection between the Gothic cathedral and a bell company on Tuesday night to make the bells in the two towers of the Viennese landmark ring, cathedral priest Toni Faber said.