Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers Who Stole Data From the City's State Network

Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers Who Stole Data From the City's State Network

The Hacker News · Aug 29, 2026

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Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers Who Stole Data From the City's State Network
Security August 29, 2026

Berlin's state government has confirmed that it is the target of an extortion attempt following the August compromise of the city's state administrative network, and said it will not meet the extortionists' demands. The same statement disclosed that forensic work had found further data outflows in the portfolio of the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment

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