Germany prepares to attack cyber enemies
TL;DR
Germany is drafting legislation to enhance its intelligence and cybersecurity powers, enabling offensive cyber operations abroad and stronger responses to hybrid threats, in response to recent digital disruptions and high-profile hacks.
Source: Politico
The German government is preparing an overhaul of its intelligence and cybersecurity powers to fight back against foreign hackers and spies with offensive cyber operations of its own. Officials are drafting two pieces of legislation, one revising the powers of Germany’s foreign intelligence services to allow them to conduct cyber operations abroad, and another giving security services more power to fight back against hybrid threats, according to the Interior Ministry. Germany has been flooded by a wave of digital and hybrid disruptions, from drone incursions over airports in Berlin and Munich to a cyberattack on the country's air traffic control system. The country has also been the victim of some of the most high-profile political hacks by Russian intelligence services in recent European history. Full Story