US EditionGermany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation
Germany attributes August 2024 cyberattack on air traffic and February election interference to Russian GRU-linked hacker groups, plans countermeasures with European partners.
- On Friday, Germany summoned Russia's ambassador to protest alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference, including a cyberattack on air traffic control and disinformation around the federal vote.
- German intelligence says investigators identified GRU, Russian military intelligence service, and APT28 / Fancy Bear involvement, revealing the Storm‑1516 disinformation campaign used deepfakes, pseudo-journalistic sites, and fabricated witness statements.
- AFP's German Fact Check debunked false AfD ballot claims while security sources said the Storm-1516 campaign spread spurious allegations about Friedrich Merz, Annalena Baerbock, and Robert Habeck.
- The foreign ministry said tighter diplomatic monitoring and coordinated sanctions are next steps, with EU countries monitoring Russian diplomats in the Schengen Area from January to reduce intelligence risks.
- Across Europe, governments are on high alert over alleged Russian espionage, drone surveillance, sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation, while security services link APT28 and the GRU to the 2016 U.S. election.
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Germany Accuses Russia Of Cyberattack On Air Safety, Election Interference
Germany on Friday accused Russia of a cyberattack targeting its air traffic control and spreading disinformation ahead of February's general election, charges dismissed by Russia as "absurd" and "baseless".
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Magyar HangGermany also attributed Russia on Friday a "campaign" of destabilization during the last German legislatures.
Germany accuses Russia of cyberattack on air controllers and election interference
Germany's foreign ministry said Friday that security services had found evidence of Russian responsibility for an August cyberattack targetting air traffic control and for spreading disinformation ahead of last February's general election. Russia's embassy in Berlin denied the charges.
The German Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador. The German government accuses Russia of a large-scale cyber attack on the air traffic control service and interference in federal elections.
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