Hackers steal Berlin’s city data, demand ₹200 crore to return it
- Hackers have stolen data from Berlin’s state agencies and are demanding a ransom of around ₹200 crore in Bitcoin.
- The ransomware group claims to have taken 5.79 terabytes of data, including contracts, emails, phone numbers and passwords.
- Berlin officials have refused to pay the ransom and said the city will not give in to the hackers’ demands.
- Authorities are still assessing the breach, but said Berlin’s election infrastructure has not been affected.
Source: news18.com
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