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takyon writes:

Bild claims [paywall and in German] that Chancellor Angela Merkel's personal computer was one of the first to be compromised in a cyberattack linked to Russia. Merkel's computer was reportedly used to spread malware to other targets within the German government.

Germany's top prosecutor has dropped an investigation into the National Security Agency's surveillance of Chancellor Merkel's cell phone.

V3.co.uk is claiming that German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen is under attack by hackers, but this has yet to be corroborated in any source the author can find.

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "claims" - http://www.bild.de/bild-plus/politik/inland/angela-merkel/steht-im-zentrum-des-cyber-angriffs-41347220
3. "one of the first to be compromised" - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/15/merkel_hacked_russia/
4. "cyberattack" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/06/12/156219
5. "dropped an investigation" - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/12/us-germany-usa-merkel-bugging-idUSKBN0OS14820150612
6. "V3.co.uk" - http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2413039/german-government-says-it-is-facing-a-hacker-threat
7. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=7816

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