Germany Exposes Russian Cyberattacks on Air Safety Systems and Election Interference Campaign

Dec 13, 2025 02:53 am CST

Germany has presented evidence linking Russia's GRU military intelligence to a sophisticated cyberattack on its air traffic control systems and a coordinated disinformation campaign that targeted February's elections. German intelligence identified the APT28 (Fancy Bear) hacker group and the "Storm 1516" influence operation as attempts to destabilize democratic institutions, prompting planned countermeasures in coordination with EU partners.