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Russia's 'Fancy Bear' Reportedly Hacks German Government Networks

German media report that the Kremlin-linked hacking group placed malware in a key government network that may have gone undetected for as long as a year.
The entrance of the New Interior Ministry Headquarters seen in June 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

Germany says it managed to fend off a cyberattack against key ministries, but declined to confirm media reports that the culprit was the Russian intelligence operation blamed for interference in U.S. elections.

"We can confirm that the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and intelligence services are investigating

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