Germany calls on Russia to end cyberattacks ahead of elections – By Lexi Lonas (The Hill) / Sept 6 2021
Germany is calling on Russia to end cyberattacks against the country before its parliamentary elections.
“The German government has reliable information on the basis of which Ghostwriter activities can be attributed to cyber-actors of the Russian state and, specifically, Russia’s GRU military intelligence service,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse said Monday, The Associated Press reported.
Germany “views this unacceptable activity as a danger to the security of the Federal Republic of Germany and for the process of democratic decision-making, and as a severe strain on bilateral relations,” she added.
The cyber-hacking campaign known as Ghostwriter has mainly targeted Lithuania, Latvia and Poland and has spread an anti-NATO agenda, according to DW.com.
