According to the German newspaper Bild, in recent days Russia has carried out a large-scale cyberattack on critical infrastructure and the banking system of Germany..

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The Federal Information Security Administration (BSI) Confirms Bild On Wednesday Morning Cyberattack.

According to sources, the cyberattack became a kind of revenge for the policy of sanctions against Russia and an attempt by the Russians to prevent tough sanctions against Belarus and its dictator Alexander Lukashenko..

This is not the first time Russia has attacked German infrastructure with the help of its hackers subordinate to the military intelligence service of the GRU. The Bundestag was hacked several times, and the data on politicians was stolen.

Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that negotiations between the European Union and Russia would be useful on a number of issues, not least because of the opportunity to directly tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that cyberattacks are not the basis for productive relations..