Berlin confirms data theft and extortion after state-network cyberattack
Berlin's official 31 August update says the city is facing extortion after the mid-August cyberattack on its administrative network and will not pay. Forensic work confirmed data left the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment between 7 and 12 August; the scope is still being assessed and personal or other non-public data may be involved. Berlin says the affected departments were disconnected on 14 August and investigations by state police, prosecutors and federal security authorities continue. BleepingComputer reports that the Rhysida ransomware group claimed the attack and a much larger theft, but Berlin's notice does not attribute the incident or confirm the actor's volume and content claims.
- Product
- State of Berlin administrative network
- Exploited in Australia?
- unknown
Primary: Berlin.de official update (31 Aug 2026) · Vendor: State of Berlin press release (German) · BleepingComputer (31 Aug 2026)