German Government Suspects Russian Involvement in Cyber Attacks

The German government suspects Russia's involvement in phishing attacks targeting politicians and officials, as mentioned by government sources. Germany's intelligence services have issued warnings about potential state-sponsored attacks via messaging apps. While investigations are ongoing, Moscow denies any involvement in hacking other countries.

The German government suspects that Russia may be responsible for phishing attacks targeting high-profile politicians, diplomats, military officers, and journalists, according to sources cited by Reuters on Saturday.

Germany's domestic intelligence service, BfV, and its cybersecurity office, BSI, have raised alarms throughout the year regarding state-sponsored attacks on messaging app users.

Federal prosecutors in Germany revealed an investigation initiated in mid-April into phishing attacks targeting the Signal messaging app, although details remain scarce. Moscow, however, consistently denies any involvement in cyber operations against other nations.