Germany’s domestic secret service said Friday it had evidence that Russia was behind a series of cyber attacks, including one that targeted the German parliament last year.
“One of the most active and aggressive campaigns is the ‘Sofacy/APT 28′ campaign,” said the BfV agency, adding that it “sees evidence of Russian state control” in the operation that infected computers with Trojan software.
While Sofacy aimed at stealing data, another campaign named “Sandworm” was also designed to sabotage Information Technology systems, the BfV said in a statement.
“Besides targeting government posts, it was also aimed at telecommunications companies, energy providers as well as higher …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
