Rhysida publishes 5.7 terabytes of Berlin data after 30 BTC ransom refusal

  • Rhysida published a further data package containing access credentials on September 6.
  • Rhysida demanded 30 Bitcoin for 5.7 terabytes of data from Berlin's state network.
  • Berlin refused payment as authorities examined published files and continued forensic investigations.

Berlin is reviewing a further Rhysida data release containing access credentials after refusing the group's 30 BTC extortion demand for 5.7 terabytes of information it claimed to have taken from the city's state network. Rhysida published the stolen data after its September 4 deadline expired and released another package on September 6. Berlin says it will not pay and sees no indication that its state network remains infiltrated, although forensic work continues. The State Criminal Police Office, Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office and Federal Office for Information Security are involved in the investigation. The August 14 attack disrupted two Senate departments before they returned to the network on August 23. At the time, Bitcoin traded near $79,902, putting 30 BTC at roughly $2.4 million, while Berlin's Senate Chancellery cited a value of about 2 million euros.

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