Security News > 2020 > June > Russia Angrily Denies German Allegations on 2015 Cyberattack
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday angrily rejected Germany's allegations over Russian intelligence involvement in a cyberattack against the German parliament.
The ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said the claim concerning a 2015 hacking attack on the German parliament was "Absurd" and "Unfounded."
Last week, the German Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to say it would be pursuing EU sanctions against Russian citizen Dmitriy Badin, an alleged officer with Russia's GRU military intelligence agency.
Speaking at a briefing, Zakharova dismissed the German allegations and emphasized that they were based on information from the United States.
"We resolutely reject the unfounded German allegations of Russian government structures' involvement in the 2015 hacking attack on Bundestag," she said, describing them as "Nonsense."