A rise in targeted cyberattacks against German government officials, members of parliament and employees of democratic parties has been disclosed by the BfV , Germany 's domestic intelligence agency. Last month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she could not rule out Russia interfering in Germany’s 2017 election through Internet attacks and misinformation campaigns. A range of Russian propaganda tools are being used to disseminate disinformation campaigns to BfV 's Russian -speaking community and key members of political movements, the agency reported. year , the Russian hacking group blamed for this year 's hack of the U.S. Democratic National Committee and a cyberattack on the Russian parliament in APT 28 was said to be behind the "striking increase" in attacks.
A rise in targeted cyberattacks against German government officials, members of parliament and employees of democratic parties has been disclosed by the BfV , Germany 's domestic intelligence agency. A range of Russian propaganda tools are being used to disseminate disinformation campaigns to BfV 's Russian -speaking community and key members of political movements, the agency reported. year , the Russian hacking group blamed for this year 's hack of the U.S. Democratic National Committee and a cyberattack on the Russian parliament in APT 28 was said to be behind the "striking increase" in attacks.