Hacker attack on Berlin's national network: authorities still offline
Quick Look
- A week after a hacker attack on the Berlin state network, two Senate administrations remain offline.
- This is leading to massive restrictions, including the stoppage of housing benefit payments for over 50,000 households and failures in digital applications in district offices.
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Why It Matters
A hacker attack paralyzed the Berlin state network a week ago and affected several Senate administrations and associated services.
A week after a hacker attack on the Berlin state network was discovered, the two authorities concerned are still offline. It is unclear when the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing and the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Environment and Climate Protection will be fully functional again.
The problems also affect areas connected to the Senate administrations. Among other things, it is not possible to pay out housing benefit to more than 50,000 eligible households in Berlin. “It is our highest priority to find a solution,” said a spokesman for the Senate Building Administration.
However, the problems affect areas that are connected to the departments. In addition to the payment of housing benefit, the “Education and Participation” service is also affected, which includes various support offers for children and young people - such as covering the costs of excursions from schools or daycare centers.
Several district offices have published what other impairments there are: property data cannot currently be accessed, applications for stopping bans during moves or for the erection of scaffolding cannot be submitted. Digital applications for felling trees are also not possible.
Open Questions
- When will the IT infrastructure be fully operational again?
- What data was compromised in the attack?
