Berlin’s city government is facing an apparent extortion attempt after a cyberattack reported two weeks ago, according to ZEIT. Der Spiegel said the attackers are suspected to be Rhysida, a hacking group that has been active for years, and that they demanded 30 BTC, worth about 2 million euros, while threatening to publish stolen data. Reported sensitive information may include traffic violation processing records and passwords. The Berlin state government has not confirmed the scope of any data leak and has not responded to the reported ransom amount or the identity of the attackers, saying it cannot comment for investigative reasons. Berlin mayor Kai Wegner said the city will not give in to extortion. The main impact was reported in the transport and construction administration departments, which were temporarily cut off from the state government network after the incident.
Berlin’s city government is facing a suspected extortion attempt after a cyberattack reported two weeks ago, according to ZEIT.
Der Spiegel reported that the attackers may be Rhysida, a hacking group that has been active for years. The group allegedly demanded 30 BTC, worth about 2 million euros, and threatened to publish the stolen data. Reported sensitive information may include traffic violation processing records and passwords.
Berlin state government has not confirmed the scope of any leak
The Berlin state government has not confirmed how much data may have been exposed. It also did not comment on the reported ransom amount or the identity of the attackers, saying it could not make a statement 「for investigative strategy reasons」.
Berlin mayor Kai Wegner said the city would not yield to extortion.
Transport and construction administration departments were affected
The main impact was reported in the transport and construction administration departments. After the incident, the affected systems were temporarily isolated from the state government network.
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