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
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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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.