Die Linke reported a ransomware incident attributed to the Russian hacker group Qilin, forcing the party to take its IT infrastructure offline on Thursday. The party has filed a police complaint and is cooperating with authorities; member data appears not to have been compromised while the full extent of internal data affected is still being determined, and the attack follows other incidents against German political parties, including a May 2024 attack on the CDU. #Qilin #DieLinke
Information
- Victim: The Left (Die Linke)
- Website: die-linke.de
- Country: Germany
- Date Reported: 2026-03-26
Keypoints
- Die Linke reported a ransomware incident attributed to the Russian hacker group Qilin.
- The party took its infrastructure offline on Thursday to contain the incident.
- Die Linke has filed a complaint and is cooperating with authorities.
- Member data appears not to have been compromised.
- The full extent of internal data affected remains unknown.
- The attack is part of a series targeting German political parties, with the CDU affected in May 2024.
Read More: https://www.heise.de/news/Qilin-Linkspartei-meldet-russischen-Ransomware-Angriff-11227181.html