Cyber attack on Berlin state network: Bundeswehr and federal government alarmed
Massive data breach from Berlin's state network now concerns Bundeswehr leadership. The federal government draws a possible connection to the Berlin election.
Data breach from Berlin state network expanding
A massive cyber attack on Berlin's state network has now also alarmed the leadership level of the Bundeswehr, according to Google News LU DE. The federal government also sees a possible connection to the Berlin House of Representatives election.
The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) was alerted by the incident. According to media reports, the data breach includes salary lists, account information and floor plans of the Federal Chancellery — a scale that experts classify as extraordinarily serious.
"A data breach of this scope is barely conceivable from the perspective of those affected," quotes Die Welt an unnamed expert. Bild describes the dimension of the leak as beyond all imagination.
Which actors are behind the attack is not yet publicly known. The security authorities have launched investigations. No further operational details on the ongoing investigations have been disclosed to the public so far.
Source: Google News LU DE