According to sources, the attack on Germany was part of worldwide campaign reportedly run by Snake, a Russian hacker group. The investigations are going on according to which the attack was first reported in December but it actually began much earlier. Kremlin spokesman denied the allegations. German spokesperson said that they have averted major attack but did not reveal if the attack is still going on. According to some reports, attackers installed malicious software on 17 computers and copies some data including related to Russia.
Initially, German media reported that the attack was carried out by the Russian hacker group APT28 but now it is putting blame on Snake, another Russian hacker group. Recently wanna cry was reportedly done by Russia and target of the attack was Ukraine, ex-soviet republics, countries in South America, Baltic States and Scandinavia. These kinds of attacks are continuously increasing. Germany became the victim of the cyber-attack during 2016 presidential elections also. The latest assault was targeted at German political institutions and individuals.
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