Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says
- Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said.
- Kai Wegner said officials would not cave in to the ransom demand, which came on Thursday evening.
- He did not say how much was being sought, though Der Spiegel reports the hackers are demanding 30 bitcoin, worth around €2m (£1.7m).
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- Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said.
- Kai Wegner said officials would not cave in to the ransom demand, which came on Thursday evening.
- He did not say how much was being sought, though Der Spiegel reports the hackers are demanding 30 bitcoin, worth around €2m (£1.7m).
Sources: BBC News