Germany suspects Russia behind signal phishing attack on top Govt officials
The German Government suspects Russia is behind a series of phishing attacks on Signal targeting high-ranking politicians, including two Government ministers, military personnel and journalists, a government spokesperson said.
Federal prosecutors have been conducting a preliminary investigation since mid-February 2026 into alleged cyberattacks on Signal accounts, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors confirmed on Saturday.
Among other things, the investigation involves an initial suspicion of espionage, she added, without specifying which country might be involved.
The German Government has still not officially attributed the attacks to Russia.
Germany and other European countries have been under increased pressure from cyberattacks and other malign activity linked to Russia by Western officials since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
