Berlin Ransomware Leak Exposes State Secrets
Berlin refused a 30 Bitcoin ransom, leading hackers to leak 6TB of sensitive state administration and national defense data on the dark web. When a ransomware gang dumps nearly six terabytes of state administration files onto the dark web, ignoring them does not make the problem go away. The Rhysida ransomware group recently carried out […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2026
When a ransomware gang dumps nearly six terabytes of state administration files onto the dark web, ignoring them does not make the problem go away. The Rhysida ransomware group recently carried out this exact threat against Berlin after local authorities refused to pay a thirty Bitcoin ransom.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/198545/cyber-crime/berlin-ransomware-leak-exposes-state-secrets.html
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