Germany blames Russia for 'intolerable' cyberattack

(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, MAY 3 - Germany on Friday blamed Russian state-sponsored hackers for an "intolerable" cyberattack on members of the Social Democratic Party and warned there would be consequences. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a German federal government investigation into who was behind the 2023 cyberattack on the SPD had just concluded. "Today we can say unambiguously (that) we can attribute this cyberattack to a group called APT28, which is steered by the military intelligence service of Russia," she told a news conference during a visit to Australia. "In other words, it was a state-sponsored Russian cyberattack on Germany and this is absolutely intolerable and unacceptable and will have consequences." APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, has been accused of dozens of cyberattacks in countries around the world.
    Baerbock did not give further details of the cyberattack against the SPD. (ANSA-AFP).