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On September 6, Germany officially warned Russia about alleged cyberattacks against German politicians ahead of the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections.The warning came after German authorities in March said Russia-linked hackers had committed cyberattacks against seven members of the Bundestag and 31 members of state parliaments across Germany, according to Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s public state-owned international broadcaster.Regarding the most recent attacks, DW quoted German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Andrea Sasse, who said hackers had tried to obtain the personal login details of politicians from Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, as well as the Social Democratic Party.The German government has reliable information on the basis of which Ghostwriter activities can be attributed to cyber actors of the Russian state and
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