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Ransomware group says it stole Berlin data, offers it for auction
Rhysida says it stole 5.79 terabytes of Berlin data and will auction the files unless officials pay 30 bitcoin, Reuters reported.
- On Friday, Mayor Kai Wegner announced Berlin received ransom demands following a cyberattack on its government network, with Broadcaster RBB reporting the demands arrived Thursday evening.
- The cyberattack occurred on August 14, disconnecting transport and housing departments from the state network; Wegner called it a "serious criminal offence" during a Red Town Hall session.
- Investigations by The Berlin State Criminal Police Office and the Public Prosecutor's Office are underway, though officials cannot yet provide the full scope of affected data due to ongoing examinations.
- Interior senator Iris Spranger joined Wegner in declaring: "The state of Berlin will not submit to extortion," as the Senate refused to comply with the criminals' demands.
- Berlin heads to the polls on September 20, and Spranger confirmed election infrastructure remains unaffected, ensuring no data related to the upcoming vote was compromised.
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The autarch Kai Wegner assured that "Berlim will not be blackmailed." German press speaks in attack of the Rhysida group, which threatens to auction personal data from citizens and employees.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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The City of Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers to recover data stolen by a cyber attack in mid-August, Mayor Kai Wegner, quoted by The Brussels Times, announced. According to German weekly Der Spiegel, hackers demanded a 30-bit buyback, equivalent to about 2,000,000 euros. The publication quotes a source from the ...
·Romania
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Berlin's leadership is facing blackmail after a cyberattack two weeks ago, the city's mayor said.
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