Photo: DPAThe German domestic security watchdog warned Tuesday that the country's political system was likely to face cyberattacks from Russia in the run-up to September's general election. The report said that German politicians and parties targeted by Russia to spy "on confidential e-mails or other sensitive data must assume that explosive or compromising facts could be made public". "We saw a probable influence on the election in America, we saw a probable influence on the election in France," he told reporters. Merkel, widely seen as the European Union's most powerful leader, is seeking a fourth term in the September 24th poll. And now French President Emmanuel Macron was the victim of a "massive and coordinated" hacking attack blamed on Moscow on the eve of the run-off election.

Source: The Local July 04, 2017 11:48 UTC