IT security: Berlin Senate doesn't pay - sensitive data now on the dark web
The Berlin Senate remains firm and will not pay a ransom. IT experts praise the decision. However, the hacker group is carrying out its threat.
The Rhysida hacker group has published a 5.8 terabyte data package in the darknet after the Berlin state government refused to pay a ransom of 30 Bitcoin, equivalent to around two million euros. The group had threatened to release the data if their demands were not met by a certain deadline, which passed on Friday at 15:35. Experts, including Bianca Kastl from the Chaos Computer Club, have praised the government's decision not to pay the ransom, saying it is essential to "financially dry out" such groups.
The stolen data is believed to include sensitive information such as personal files, confidential documents from federal council committees, and access details for various databases.
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