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Cyber sabotage (DDoS) on German railway services.

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Germany’s railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, has been targeted by a large-scale cyberattack, reportedly potentially linked to russian hackers. As a result of a series of DDoS attacks, the ticket booking system and passenger information services were paralyzed, disrupting the operation of critical transport infrastructure in one of the EU’s largest economies. Based on their characteristics and technical tools, similar attacks have repeatedly been associated with hacker groups controlled by russian intelligence services, including APT28 and NoName057(16). Their activities form part of russia’s hybrid strategy aimed at destabilizing European Union member states.

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Germany
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    Germany’s railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, has been targeted by a large-scale cyberattack, reportedly potentially linked to russian hackers. As a result of a series of DDoS attacks, the ticket booking system and passenger information services were paralyzed, disrupting the operation of critical transport infrastructure in one of the EU’s largest economies. Based on their characteristics and technical tools, similar attacks have repeatedly been associated with hacker groups controlled by russian intelligence services, including APT28 and NoName057(16). Their activities form part of russia’s hybrid strategy aimed at destabilizing European Union member states.