German government suspects Russia of Signal attack targeting politicians, sources say

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government believes that Russia could be responsible for phishing attacks targeting high-profile politicians, diplomats, military officers and journalists, government sources told Reuters on Saturday.

Germany's domestic ⁠intelligence service BfV and its cybersecurity office BSI have warned this year of attacks on users of messaging apps, likely carried out by a state-sponsored actor.

German federal prosecutors ⁠said on Friday they had been investigating phishing attacks on the Signal messaging app ⁠since mid-April, declining to give further details.

Moscow has repeatedly denied ⁠it engages in hacking operations against other countries.