Berlin Won’t Pay Extortion Group Claiming Data Theft
Berlin, the capital city of Germany, on Friday said it would not pay the extortion group that hacked into its network and stole large amounts of data earlier this month.
The incident was discovered on August 14 and impacted the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection, and Environment.
To contain the attack, the department’s network was shut down on August 14, the same as was the Senate Department for Urban Development, Construction, and Housing’s network.
According to official statements from governing mayor Kai Wegner and the Senate Chancellery, the data exfiltration occurred between August 7 and 12, and likely involved personal and non-public information.
Berlin has not shared further information on the attack, citing the ongoing investigation carried out by the state criminal police, federal security agencies, and the public prosecutor’s office.
On Friday, Wegner and Senator for the Interior and Sport Iris Spranger confirmed that the hackers...
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