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Ransomware group says it stole Berlin data, offers it for auction

Ransomware group says it stole Berlin data, offers it for auction

Ground.News • August 29, 2026

The autarch Kai Wegner assured that "Berlim will not be blackmailed." German press speaks in attack of the Rhysida group, which threatens to auction personal data from citizens and employees.

The City of Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers to recover data stolen by a cyber attack in mid-August, Mayor Kai Wegner, quoted by The Brussels Times, announced. According to German weekly Der Spiegel, hackers demanded a 30-bit buyback, equivalent to 2,000,000 euros. The publication quotes a source from the ...

Rhysida ransomware group claims it stole nearly 6 terabytes of Berlin government data

Berlin's leadership is facing blackmail after a cyberattack two weeks ago, the city's mayor said.

Berlin's mayor on Friday said the city was being blackmailed after a data theft during a cyberattack two weeks ago.

A ransomware group ​said on Friday it was putting up for auction a trove of ‌data it stole from Berlin state agencies, and city officials refused to pay.

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