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Hackers Demand €2 Million Ransom From Berlin City Government

Summary by Kursors.lv
You see, it’s not just us that are being targeted by vicious hackers. Berlin has become the victim of a large-scale cyberattack and extortion after hackers managed to access the city’s internal IT systems and steal a large database in the first half of August. Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner has confirmed that the municipality has received a ransom demand, but stressed that the city will under no circumstances give in […]

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"Stolen data offered for purchase in the Darknet.

·Vienna, Austria
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The stolen data was offered for purchase on the Darknet. The group is said to be already known.

·Vienna, Austria
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Hackers collected data from the Berlin administration for days in August. The Senate now confirms reports that the attackers demand two million euros for the data.

·Germany
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The cyber attack on Berlin shows how ransomware gangs work, why cities and communities are so vulnerable and what to do now.

·Berlin, Germany
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BERLIN. After a day-long cyberattack on the data network of the administration of the German capital Berlin, a group of professional hackers from the German federal state demands a ransom of around two million euros by Friday.

·Linz, Austria
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Kursors.lv broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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