German security authorities have helped to shut down a Russian computer espionage network in a U.S.-led operation that uncovered, in part, spying about Germany's plans for Ukraine, the Interior Ministry said on February 17. The hacker group APT 28 had installed malware on hundreds of small routers in offices and private homes on behalf of the Russian GRU military intelligence service, it said. Hackers used the international infrastructure to attack German targets over the past two years, including about German policy and supplies for Ukraine, a ministry spokesman said, citing Germany's domestic intelligence authorities. Targets in other EU and NATO countries were also attacked.
