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Approximately 5.8 terabytes of data. In the cyberattack on parts of the Berlin administration, large amounts of information were copied in August 2026 and later published on the dark web.<\/p><p>The incident highlights a key limitation of traditional cybersecurity: Organizations and public authorities must prevent attacks while also being prepared for the possibility that security mechanisms may be overcome.<\/p><p>The crucial question then becomes: What can an attacker do with the stolen data?<\/p><h3>1. What Happened?<\/h3><p><br \/>Between August 7 and 12, 2026, attackers were able to copy data from parts of Berlin\u2019s state network. Two Senate administrations in particular were affected.<\/p><p>On August 14, the affected systems were disconnected from the network. The group Rhysida claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded a ransom of 30 Bitcoin. Berlin did not pay.<\/p><p>On September 4, 2026, the attackers published the copied data on the dark web. Media reports put the volume at approximately 1.44 million files, or 5.8 terabytes.<\/p><h3>2. How Did It Happen?<\/h3><p><br \/>The full technical cause was still subject to forensic investigation after the incident became known.<\/p><p>What is clear is that the attackers were able to copy large amounts of data over several days before the affected systems were isolated.<\/p><p>Without conclusive forensic findings, it would not be reliable to identify a specific attack vector as the cause.<\/p><h3>3. What Data Was Affected?<\/h3><p><br \/>According to the State of Berlin, the data consisted primarily of unstructured data from shared and personal directories used by employees.<\/p><p>This included personal information relating to employees, citizens, and organizations.<\/p><p>The incident therefore highlights the particular risk posed by large collections of files and documents: Over many years, information with very different protection requirements can accumulate in shared storage locations.<\/p><h3>4. What Consequences and Risks Arise?<\/h3><p><br \/>A compromised password can be changed. A published document, by contrast, cannot be reliably taken back.<\/p><p>Stolen information can be used over the long term for phishing, social engineering, identity theft, or to prepare further attacks.<\/p><p>The more sensitive and extensive the published information, the greater the risk that different data sets can also be linked and combined.<\/p><h3>5. Which Traditional Security Measures Are Necessary?<\/h3><p><br \/>A layered security strategy includes measures such as patch and vulnerability management, multi-factor authentication, least privilege, network segmentation, endpoint security, and continuous monitoring.<\/p><p>These should be complemented by anomaly detection and effective incident response.<\/p><p>Such measures reduce both the likelihood of a successful attack and an attacker\u2019s ability to move within the infrastructure.<\/p><h3>6. Why Are These Measures Alone Not Enough?<\/h3><p><br \/>None of these measures can guarantee that an attacker will never gain access to a system.<\/p><p>Once the access layer has been overcome, a second security question therefore arises: Does access to the system automatically mean that the information available there is accessible in plaintext?<\/p><p>This is precisely where the limitation of a security architecture focused exclusively on systems, networks, identities, and access rights becomes apparent.<\/p><h3>7. How Does Data-Centric Security Help?<\/h3><p><br \/>Data-Centric Security is an approach in which sensitive information itself is protected, for example through encryption, tokenization, or masking.<\/p><p>Protection is therefore implemented as close to the data as possible, complementing the security of networks, applications, and user accounts.<\/p><p>The goal is simple: Successful access to a system should not automatically mean access to usable plaintext.<\/p><h3>8. How Could eperi sEcure Have Protected the Data?<\/h3><p><br \/>eperi sEcure can encrypt, tokenize, or mask sensitive information in supported applications and data flows before it is transferred to cloud applications or external systems.<\/p><p>The cryptographic keys can remain under the customer\u2019s control.<\/p><p>If particularly sensitive data within suitable data flows had already been protected before entering an environment that was later compromised, an attacker there would not necessarily have found usable original information.<\/p><h3>9. What Is the Key Lesson from the Incident?<\/h3><p><br \/>The Berlin cyberattack is an example of the Assume-Breach principle.<\/p><p>Cybersecurity must, on the one hand, prevent attackers from compromising systems. 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