Merkel cites "solid evidence" that Russian hackers attacked her

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was solid evidence that Russia was attacking her in 2015 of hacking attacks against the German parliament, the Bundestag, which was also targeting its own parliamentary email account.

"I can honestly say it hurts. Every day I try to build a better relationship with Russia, and on the other hand, there is compelling evidence that the Russian forces are doing it, "he told parliament on Wednesday.

Last week, German media reported that federal prosecutors had issued an arrest warrant against Dmitriy Badin, an alleged official of the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, also wanted by the US authorities for 39; other cyberattacks, including those that attacked Democrats in the 2016 United States. Presidential election.

"I am very pleased that the investigations have led the federal prosecutor to add a specific person to the wanted list," said Merkel.

Media reported on Friday that information copied by hackers in 2015 included data from Merkel's email account.

"Unfortunately, the conclusion I have come to is that this is nothing new," said Merkel, adding that "cyber disorientation, distortion of events" was part of "Russia's strategy" and that these wiretapping tactics are "more than uncomfortable".

The 2015 operation targeting the Bundestag involved an aggressive attack called Sofacy or APT 28 which also hit NATO members and left the French TV channel TV5Monde off the air. The hackers are said to have completely copied two of Merkel's email accounts containing correspondence from 2012 to 2015.

Moscow has repeatedly denied any involvement in the 2015 piracy attack on the Bundestag. Merkel said that there were many reasons to maintain efforts for good relations with Russia, "but that naturally does not make things easier".

He also called the action "outrageous" and said that "of course we always reserve the right to act, even against Russia".