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Germany Accuses Russia of Intolerable Cyberattack

Germany Accuses Russia of Intolerable Cyberattack

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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.

Penny Wong
Australian Foreign Ministry
1. We have previously joined the United States, UK, Canada and New Zealand in attributing malicious cyberactivity to APT28.
Annalena Baerbock
Social Democratic Party
1. Today we can say unambiguously [that] we can attribute this cyber-attack to a group called APT28, which is steered by the military intelligence service of Russia.
2. This is absolutely intolerable and unacceptable and will have consequences.
3. The defense cooperation between Germany and Australia is close and we would like to deepen it further and together expand it, because we are in a situation where we face similar threats.
Nancy Faeser
Social Democratic Party
1. Under no circumstances will we allow ourselves to be intimidated by the Russian regime.
2. The Russian cyber-attacks are a threat to our democracy, which we are resolutely countering.
3. These attacks are not just aimed at individual parties or specific politicians, but at shaking confidence in our democracy.
Jens Stoltenberg
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
1. NATO remains committed to countering the substantial, continuous & increasing cyber threat.
Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin
1. We are not aware of what [Killnet] is. We honestly wonder why any group of hackers is associated with Russia and not with some other European country.

Germany Accuses Russia of Intolerable Cyberattack

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