IT security: Berlin hackers' ultimatum expired - No ransom paid
The Berlin administration remains opposed to paying a ransom. What does this mean for the stolen data after the ultimatum from the criminal hacker group Rhysida expires?
The ultimatum set by the hacking group Rhysida in the Berlin data theft case has expired. The group had demanded a ransom of 30 Bitcoin, approximately two million euros, in exchange for not publishing the 5.8 terabyte data package. The Berlin Senate had stated it would not pay the ransom, and after the deadline passed, Rhysida claimed to have uploaded the files to a publicly accessible area.
However, a link provided led to an error message instead of the data. The decision not to pay the ransom has been supported by experts, including Bianca Kastl from the Chaos Computer Club.
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