News Features Interviews Weekend Podcast Sign in Subscribe News Berlin Senate The Berlin Government Has Been Hacked A crisis team has been deployed after the Senate admitted that "highly sensitive" data has leaked.
If you've been trying to reach the Berlin Senate for anything related to housing, construction, transportation, the environment, or climate protection, you're probably not getting through this week. The Senate Chancellory announced Monday that the Berlin administration has been the target of a hacker cyberattack, and several departments are totally shut down.
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