Germany blames Russia for cyberattack, warns of consequences

By Anadulu staff

BERLIN (AA) - Germany blamed Russia on Friday for a cyberattack targeting German lawmakers and warned that such hybrid attacks will have consequences for Moscow.

“Russian state hackers have attacked Germany in cyberspace. This is completely unacceptable and will not be without consequences,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.

She told reporters, during her visit to Australia, that a government investigation into last year’s cyberattack that targeted co-ruling Social Democrats, had been completed.

“The federal government, under the leadership of the Foreign Office, has now completed the investigation process for this incident. We can now clearly attribute this attack to the APT28 group, which is controlled by the Russian military intelligence service GRU,” Baerbock said.

She warned that Russia will face consequences for such cyberattacks, but did not provide any details about possible diplomatic measures or sanctions.