Berlin administration offline after hacker attack: IT security in focus:
Following a hacker attack, important Berlin administrations are offline ...
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any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
German central federal authority for IT security
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Key Facts5.8 Terabytes from Berlin Senate Administrations Reach Darknet
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- After the ultimatum expired, about 1.44 million files were published; Berlin’s transport and housing departments were affected.
- According to Tagesspiegel, the material allegedly included critical-infrastructure data on heating plants, substations, prisons and waterworks.
- The Rhysidia group claimed responsibility and demanded 30 Bitcoin, but Berlin’s state government refused to pay the ransom.
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