BERLIN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th June, 2021) The German Interior Ministry has no information to confirm the alleged large-scale cyberattack on German facilities coming from Russia, ministry spokesman Steve Alter said on Wednesday.
German tabloid Bild reported earlier in the day, citing intelligence sources, that Germany allegedly detected a "large-scale cyberattack" by Russia on the country's critical infrastructure and banking system.
"We saw the media reports. The responsible agencies do not currently have information about a large-scale attack having taken place. Overall, the number of cyberattacks has not increased in recent days," Alter said at a briefing.
According to the spokesman, the only attack detected in Germany in recent days was a "probably criminally motivated" DDoS attack on a government contractor. He added that the attack was quickly prevented and resulted in "very small interference" with the targeted enterprise's operations.
