Germany’s interior ministry has warned that the country’s September elections are at risk of being targeted by Russian cyberattacks.nnIn the past few weeks there has been an increase in cyberattacks, according to a ministry assessment seen by German broadcaster ARD, including so-called brute force attacks on e-mail accounts in order to access sensitive data.
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A technician works on a protective cybersecurity system on Jan. 22, 2019 in Lille, during the 11th International Cybersecurity Forum.