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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Bild claims [www.bild.de] [paywall] that Chancellor Angela Merkel's personal computer was one of the first to be compromised [theregister.co.uk] in a cyberattack [soylentnews.org] 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 [reuters.com] into the National Security Agency's surveillance of Chancellor Merkel's cell phone.

[Also: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2413039/german-government-says-it-is-facing-a-hacker-threat [v3.co.uk] which I couldn't find at http://suchen.welt.de/woa/index.php?search=Ursula+von+der+Leyen&wtmc=suche_head [suchen.welt.de] - consider waiting for more corroboration of the German sources.]

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