Berlin’s state government says it is being extorted after the August compromise of its state administrative network and will not pay, while forensic work also found additional data exfiltration from the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment. Manchester Airports Group also confirmed unauthorized access to customer data tied to booking and WiFi services at Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands airports. #Rhysida #Berlin #ManchesterAirportsGroup
Keypoints
- Berlin confirmed it is the target of an extortion attempt.
- Forensics found more data outflows from a Senate department between August 7 and August 12, 2026.
- The leaked data may include personal or other non-public information.
- Authorities have linked the Berlin leak to Rhysida, which claimed 5.79 terabytes of data.
- Manchester Airports Group said customer data was stolen from booking and WiFi-related systems, but airport operations were not affected.
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