‘Russia will have to face consequences’

Annalena Baerbock

Germany's top diplomat on Friday said Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an "absolutely intolerable" cyberattack. Relations between the two European countries were already tense, with Germany providing military support to Ukraine in its war with Russia.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Russian hackers were behind a cyberattack last year that targetted the Social Democrats, the leading party in the governing coalition. "Russian state hackers attacked Germany in cyberspace. We can attribute this attack to the group called APT28, which is steered by the military intelligence service of Russia."

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