Well...to simplify the story....Berlin city authorities had this massive database with all residents, their names, addresses, billing information, etc. It got hacked.....the crowd wanted to be paid. Berlin refused. The deadline came and went this past week.
If you were a resident....you can figure that over the next couple of years....unless you take active measures....some group is going to attempt to use your info in some way.
Around 20 years ago....I worked for a US company that had a hack, and for a year or two....they had a service provided for us....limited in nature....for such problems. It was free. Far as I know....no one ever attempted to use the data.
Folks affected? Over a million Berliners.
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