The Qilin ransomware group, a Russia-linked ransomware-as-a-service operation, breached internal systems of Die Linke, a German parliamentary party with 64 seats, exfiltrating organizational data and personal employee information. Die Linke attributes the attack to Russian-speaking actors with dual motives: financial extortion and political destabilization consistent with hybrid warfare targeting European democratic institutions. Stolen data publication remains an active threat, creating ongoing reputational, operational, and personnel privacy risk; the membership database was reportedly not compromised.