Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says
Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack.
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"Berlin will not be blackmailed."
— Kai Wegner , Politician
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Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack.
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