The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned that next year’s general election could be targeted by Russian hackers intent on spreading misinformation and undermining the democratic process. We have indications that [the attacks] come from the Russian region. “More recently, we see the willingness of Russian intelligence to carry out sabotage,” he said. Security experts said the hackers may have been Russian but they had no proof. Read moreIn 2015, an attack on internet in the German parliament was blamed on Russian hackers by German intelligence.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2016 15:33 UTC