Cybersecurity
Germany Scrambles to Contain Cyber Attack on Government Systems
- Attack on government systems is “ongoing,” official says
- Reports link incident to Russian hacking group APT28
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Germany has yet to fully contain a cyber attack on the government’s computer networks, indicating the threat is more serious than initially thought.
“The federal government is trying to get the situation under control,” Armin Schuster, head of the German parliamentary body that oversees intelligence operations, said Thursday at a press conference in Berlin. “The betrayal of state secrets on its own represents significant damage.”