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GERMANY
GERMANY: Will history repeat itself? Sunday Times article reports underlying
angst tor a potential "Russian cyber-attack" into next Sunday's German general
elections. This after a "vast amount of data was stolen from the German
parliament in 2015 by a hacker group, associated with the Kremlin's intelligence
services, that was also linked to interference in the US election and the
cyber-assault on Emmanuel Macron, the French president." A template for future
elections? The article reports "unprecedented measures have been taken to secure
the poll from Russian meddling" by replacing "software on electoral commission
computers and introduced procedures involving 'analogue' backups --
communication by handwriting and voice."

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