In hacker attack on federal government, according to information of Mirror, a protocol to BREXIT negotiations has been stolen. Overall, hackers would have stolen at least six documents, including records of EU talks on Ukraine and Belarus, magazine continues to report.

Anor attack, according to Spiegel, hit federal administration. The Passenger Name Record System (PNR), in which passenger data is stored, had to be switched off on Thursday. The Federal ministry denied that PNRbetroffen had been. "A hack, as reported, has not occurred," a ministry spokesman informed. The PNR is still being tested. In course of this, stress tests were carried out.

The system is currently being set up and is intended to counter terrorism. According to Mirror, it was just before introduction. According to a new EU directive, airlines will have to provide personal information to authorities from May onwards. The passenger data will n be stored in system for five years and exchanged between EU countries if necessary.

Unambiguous mapping of attack difficult

According to Spiegel, experts from Russian IT security company Kaspersky Lab found out that Russian-speaking hacker groups, especially Turla and APT28, are providing a competitive competition. The aim is mainly government computers and military facilities in Asia. APT28 is also known as fancy bear and is said to be behind hacker attack on Bundestag 2015.

Those who are behind current hacker attack are not fixed, a unique mapping is difficult. The general attorney determines against unknown for suspicion of intelligence agent activity. Among or things, group Turla is suspected. She is said to have connections to Russian intelligence services. The Russian government has accusations of itself.

The German security authorities have now under control attack according to federal government. According to previous reports, hackers apparently had access to central data network of federal government for one year, so-called information Verbund Berlin-Bonn (IVBB). The attack was apparently part of a worldwide hacker attack that also hit countries in Scandinavia, South America and former Soviet states.

Date Of Update: 11 March 2018, 12:03