Targeted cyber-attacks on German politicians

The Federal Offices for Information Security (BSI) and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) are warning of a current campaign in which strangers are trying to take over politicians' messenger accounts. According to media reports, "high-ranking political figures" have already become the target of the attacks in a warning that the BSI and BfV sent to the parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag on Monday.

"BSI and BfV are aware of a current  that is aimed in particular at high-ranking political figures," according to a report by NDR and WDR in the warning. It is not known whether the attempts were successful or whether there is any evidence of the background. The picture had also reported about it.

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