Russian cyberspies likely behind DNC breach move on to German election

Fancy Bear has been allegedly targeting political parties in the country using spear-phishing attacks.

By Michael Kan

A group of suspected Russian cyberspies blamed for interfering in the U.S. election is also attempting to influence the upcoming vote in Germany, according to the country’s domestic intelligence agency.

The Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear or APT 28 has been targeting political parties in the country, Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) intelligence agency said in a statement Thursday posted online by Politico.

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