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8 December 2024

Germany’s cybersecurity and infrastructure under attack by Russia, chancellor says

Nette Nöstlinger

Cybersecurity and infrastructure in Germany are under “severe threat” by foreign adversaries such as Russia and China, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag on Wednesday.

“As we all know, the main causes of attacks of this kind that affect our cybersecurity come from Russia,” Scholz said in the Bundestag. “And of course, they also come from China from time to time. And that should not be concealed.”

The United States said Tuesday night a major Chinese hack of global telecom providers is "ongoing." There has also been disruption following damage to two undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea which sparked suspicions of sabotage.


In a separate incident, the crew of a Russian ship allegedly shot at a Bundeswehr helicopter on the Baltic Sea with signal ammunition, according to a report by German news agency DPA.

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