Cybersecurity
Germany Suspects Russia-Linked Hackers in Attacks on Politicians
- Domestic intelligence agency probing group known as ‘Snake’
- Targets included lawmakers, embassies, military: Der Spiegel
This article is for subscribers only.
Hackers suspected of ties to Russia’s government targeted Germany with a renewed cyber attack on political institutions, according to the country’s domestic intelligence agency.
The agency, known as BfV, said it discovered the infiltration during a probe into a suspected hacker group known as “Snake.” That follows an attack on the German government’s computer networks early this year.