Hackers attempted to attack German parliament in January via a compromised Israeli news site
Hackers reportedly targeted the German parliament with new cyberattacks as recently as January. The malvertising campaign saw hackers use a compromised Israeli news site to redirect users to a malicious site. However, cyber defences incorporated after the parliament was hacked in 2015 reportedly helped officials thwart the cyberattack, according to the German cybersecurity watchdog.
According to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), unusual activity on the parliament's network was investigated earlier in the year. The hackers allegedly manipulated the website of the Jerusalem Post, redirecting those clicking on advertising run on the site to a malicious website, Reuters reported.
At least 10 German lawmakers were reportedly affected by the attempted attack. The BSI said in a statement: "The technical analysis is complete. The website of the Jerusalem Post was manipulated and had been linked to a malicious third party site. BSI found no malware or infections as part of its analysis of the Bundestag networks."
