(Reuters) – Elite hackers tied to Russian intelligence last month targeted several German political parties with an eye toward burrowing into their networks and stealing data, according to an alert released by Germany’s cybersecurity agency and security researchers working for Google owner Alphabet.
The alleged intrusion effort occurred one year after Germany expelled 50 Russian diplomats in order to reportedly “reduce the presence of Russian intelligence in Germany.”
Relations between the two countries have remained largely “frozen,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in December, following Germany’s military support for Ukraine.
The Russian Embassy in Washington did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
(Reporting by Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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