Russian hackers attack German media
According to Deutsche Welle, German media companies ZDF and WDR were recently attacked by Russian hackers. The hacker group Sandworm attacked the IT networks of both media companies in early June, AFP reported on Friday, July 27, with reference to excerpts from Der Spiegel’s as-yet unpublished material.
According to AFP, its sources in security agencies said that ZDF confirmed that a hacker attack actually took place while WDR refused to comment due to safety issues. ZDF clarified that less than ten of its computers were attacked but no data was leaked.
Two weeks ago, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution reported that German media companies and organizations engaged in chemical weapons research became targets of professional cyber-attacks traced back to the Russian hacker group Sandworm.
Der Spiegel reports that a Swiss laboratory in Spitz was one of the targets. The laboratory had taken part in substance analysis of the poison that was used against former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in the UK in March.