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"Berlin refuses to pay hackers who stole data from the City State Network." Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cybercrime update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 29 August 2026, 1452 UTC. Content and Source: "The Hacker News." URL--https://thehackernews.com/ Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net). Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers Who Stole Data From the City's State Network Aug 28, 2026 Data Breach / Ransomware Berlin's state government has confirmed that it is the target of an extortion attempt following the August compromise of the city's state administrative network, and said it will not meet the extortionists' demands. The same statement disclosed that forensic work had found further data outflows in the portfolio of the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment, with the exf...