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Cyberattacks: The city of Regensburg remains silent - | How secure is citizens' data?
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Hacker attack, extortion, and data theft: This is how Berlin's cyber investigators work
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After cyberattack in Berlin: Contact point for those affected: Cybercriminals have published large amounts of data from the Berlin administration ...
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Berlin wants to strengthen IT security after cyberattack: Following the cyberattack, the Berlin Senate is focusing on improvements to IT security ...
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Cyberattack in Berlin: Consequences for citizens and infrastructure: The hacker group Rhysida published documents from the administration of the German state of ...
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Key FactsRhysida Publishes Berlin Administrative Data
Sep 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nzz.ch
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nzz.ch
- During August 7–12, Rhysida obtained 1.44 million files totaling 5.8 terabytes from Berlin’s state administration.
- The Senate did not pay the demanded 30 Bitcoin; information about critical infrastructure was subsequently made public.
- According to Tagesspiegel, the released residents’ data includes passport copies, email addresses, rehabilitation records, and incapacity certificates.
- Kai Wegner announced information for affected people; a government spokesperson said federal data systems were not affected based on current knowledge.
Failure of the state and federal governments?: Von Notz: Berlin hacker attack will cost taxpayers millions
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Hacker attack on Berlin administration: Hackers apparently did not steal highly sensitive data in Berlin
zeit.de/digital/2026-09/hackerangriff-berlin-stadtverwaltung-daten-vs-nfd-florian-hauer
Cyberattack on Berlin could have bigger consequences than previously thought: Around 1.44 million files from the Berlin administration have been on the darknet ...
heise.de/news/Cyberangriff-Berlin-mit-Steuerungseinheit-will-Betroffene-kontaktieren-11442896.html
Hacker attack on Berlin could have bigger consequences than expected: In Berlin, hackers accessed large amounts of administrative data. The consequences of the ...
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OpinionData disaster in Berlin: Kai Wegner lies again: After the hacker attack on the Berlin administration, Kai Wegner claimed that "no sensitive data" had been leaked ...
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Berlin hacker attack: What dangers threaten after leaked data?: The state of Berlin did not give in to the extortion attempts of a criminal hacker group - | now ...
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OpinionAfter cyberattack on Berlin's administration: Timesheets on the darknet: The ultimatum to the Berlin Senate has expired. After their unsuccessful extortion ...
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"Easy-to-guess passwords": Expert after hacker attack in Berlin: The expert from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) sees the massive hacker attack on the state ...
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Hacker attack in Berlin: They're demanding money. Berlin refuses to pay. Now what?
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Hacker attack on Berlin's state network: Citizen data likely affected: The state of Berlin is being blackmailed following a large-scale cyberattack on the ...
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Cyberattack on Berlin: What could happen to the data: An extortion gang has leaked confidential data from the Berlin administration. A CCC spokesperson describes ...
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Hacker group blackmails Berlin after data theft: Following the data theft in a hacker attack, the state of Berlin is being blackmailed ...
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Cyberattack on Berlin administration: Hackers demand around two million euros and threaten to publish sensitive data.
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State of Berlin confirms extortion attempt - | Hackers apparently demand Bitcoin: Kai Wegner (CDU), Governing Mayor of Berlin, and Iris Spranger (SPD) in the Red ...
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Hacker attack on Berlin: Personal data has now been leaked: Hackers have apparently stolen personal data in the attack on the Berlin administration.
morgenpost.de/berlin/article412972782/hackerangriff-auf-berlin-nun-sind-doch-persoenliche-daten-abgeflossen.html
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