IT security: Sensitive data possibly affected in cyber attack after all
A hacker attack hit two Berlin Senate administrations almost two weeks ago. So far, it has been said that only freely available geodata had been leaked. Now there is a new state of knowledge.
A cyberattack on the Berlin state network may have resulted in sensitive data being stolen, specifically from the department of the Senate Administration for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment. The Senate Chancellor reported that it cannot be ruled out that personal or other non-public data were affected. The content and scope of the affected data are currently being examined.
The attack was discovered on August 14, and the data breach occurred before this date. The authorities will inform the relevant parliamentary committees and agencies once they have concrete findings on the data.
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