German Chancellor Merkel Accuses Russia Of Hacking The German Parliament And Stealing Her Emails

Merkel speaks to German lawmakers © REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Euronews/AP: Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there is "hard evidence" that she was targeted by Russian hackers in what she called "outrageous" spying attempts.

The comments follow reports in German news outlet Der Spiegel that Russian military intelligence had obtained emails from her parliamentary office in 2015.

Germany's intelligence service has repeatedly accused Russian hackers of spying on lawmakers or leading politicians. The Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, also discovered its systems had been broken into in May 2015.

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