Berlin: IT problems persist after hacker attack on Berlin's state authorities
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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.
- Werner Graf and Elif Eralp criticized crisis management; Eralp called for a major-incident declaration before the September 20 election.
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