Security News > 2021 > March > German Parliament targeted again by Russian state hackers
Email accounts of multiple German Parliament members were targeted in a spearphishing attack.
It is believed that the attackers were able to gain access to the email accounts of seven members of the German federal parliament and 31 members of German regional parliaments.
German security authorities suspect that a Russian military intelligence hacking group dubbed Ghostwriter was behind the attack.
Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide later revealed that the August attack was coordinated by Russian state hackers who stole information from each of the hacked accounts.
Russian-sponsored state hackers were also linked to an attack targeting the Ukrainian government by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
US Cyber Command also shared info on malware implants used by Russian state hackers in attacks targeting national parliaments, ministries of foreign affairs, and embassies.
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