Germany Accuses Russia of Intolerable Cyberattack

German authorities have accused Russian state hackers of launching a series of cyberattacks on its defense and aerospace firms, ruling party, and critical infrastructure operators. The attacks were attributed to a hacker group linked to Russian military intelligence, known as APT28 or Fancy Bear. Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock described the attacks as "absolutely intolerable and unacceptable" and vowed that there would be consequences. The cyberattacks targeted government bodies, critical infrastructure operators, and other entities in Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden, according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Germany has evidence that Russian state-sponsored hackers were behind the attacks, which knocked several websites offline. Russia's embassy in Berlin denied involvement in the attacks, calling them "another unfriendly step aimed at inciting anti-Russian sentiments in Germany." However, German authorities have summoned a top Russian envoy over the series of cyberattacks.