Germany investigating unprecedented spread of fake news online
by Reuters in Berlin from Technology | The Guardian on (#288WT)
Government focus on false reporting comes amid claims that Russia is trying to influence German election later this year
German government officials have said they are investigating an unprecedented proliferation of fake news items amid reports of Russian efforts to influence the country's election later this year.
The BfV domestic intelligence agency confirmed that a cyber-attack last December against the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) used the same "attack infrastructure" as a 2015 hack of the German parliament attributed to Russian hacking group APT28.
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