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Berlin government network hack leaks 1.4 million files to dark web

First reported · Last reported · 14 related reports

Berlin's government network was hacked and data was stolen, with the attackers demanding 2 million euros and threatening to publish the data. Berlin refused to pay, and the Rhysida ransomware group published the stolen material. An investigation into the leak of login credentials followed, and the files published on the dark web were reported to number 1.4 million.

Key facts

Affected organisation
City of Berlin
Incident type
Ransomware
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
1.4 million files leaked to the dark web
Cause / method
Breach of the government network and data theft by the Rhysida ransomware group
Location
Germany

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Timeline

  1. Berlin's mayor disclosed the extortion following the cyber-attack, and Berlin refused to pay.
  2. It became known that the attackers demanded 2 million euros and threatened to leak the data.
  3. It became known that Rhysida published the stolen city data after the ransom deadline.
  4. Berlin investigated further data leaks following the publication of stolen login credentials.
  5. It became known that Rhysida published 5.26 TB of Berlin's confidential files on the dark web.
  6. The number of files published on the dark web was reported to be 1.4 million.

14 related reports

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