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German government systems under attack by RU

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  • #2
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    Impetus wrote: »
    The German government's IT infrastructure is under attack from Russia.

    The attack started in the German equivalent of HEANET - their university network.

    According to the BKGr, the attack is still ongoing... though it appears to be largely under control.

    http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/cyber-attacke-russische-hackergruppe-snake-wohl-hinter-angriff-15474037.html

    Just to clarify its a Russian hacking group (believed to be APT28 ) and not, it seems, a state sponsored attack or an act of open warfare.

    Just in case there is any misinterpretation of sensationalised headlines.

    Looks like it's been fairly widespread and prolonged.


  • #3
    Impetus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭Impetus


    While I appreciate that some people tend to sensationalize, for the avoidance of doubt, RU is Russia the country (ISO 3166) and ru.gov is the government in Moscow. Same as IE is the country of the Republic of Ireland – and does not imply the Irish government.

    Similarly, IR is Iran, not Ireland. Thus, the Irish banks should have used IEP for the old Irish Pound, and not IR£ (Iranian Pounds!). Idiots. Similarly, the Irish media came up with the “Irexit” (as in Brexit) word. When in actual fact it should have been Iexit (as in “I exit”), if one followed the ISO standard. One comes across the same misuse of symbols for Ireland on TV coverage of sports games.

    An establishment plot to create a nation of imprecise people?


  • #4
    jmcc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,456 ✭✭✭jmcc


    Impetus wrote: »
    While I appreciate that some people tend to sensationalize
    Only some? :)

    Regards...jmcc


  • #5
    Impetus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭Impetus


    According to Sunday's FAZ newspaper, the attacks on German government systems started about two years ago. Malware appears to have been embedded in distance eLearning courses. These courses are intended to be used by staff in Foreign affairs (and probably other government agencies).

    It would appear that the malware spread itself from government employee computers into other systems. One wonders if the 'worm' spread itself to computer systems operated by the EU or other countries, including IRL? Have other EU nations/the EU itself asked the Germans (ie gov.de) for malware signatures so that they can check their systems?

    http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/f-a-s-exklusiv-cyber-attacke-war-gezielter-angriff-auf-das-auswaertige-amt-15476826.html

    Agence France Presse video: https://youtu.be/Q2vp5vHZaYg


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