Berlin cyberattack: salary lists, account information and Chancellery plans among leaked data

A hacker group demanded around €2 million in ransom from Berlin. The city did not pay, and the dispute has now been followed by the publication of 1.4 million data records on the dark web.

The leaked material reportedly includes salary lists, account information and plans linked to the German Chancellery. Some of the data is described as highly sensitive.

The leak raises questions about what happens next after the ransom demand failed to produce a payment. The available report focuses on the scale and sensitivity of the exposed information and the consequences of its appearance online.