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  • CNN: Russian assassination attempt on Rheinmetall boss foiled

    US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode. The plot was one of a series of Russian plans to…

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  • Germany to close down air transport base in Niger

    The Bundeswehr (Armed Forces of Germany) will relinquish an air transport base in Niger, which must be closed by August 31, according to local news agency report, citing the German Ministry of Defense. Military personnel will be redeployed back to Germany. “The draft agreement passed to us by Niger cannot serve as a basis for…

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  • Embarking on a New German Venture

    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ The Bundestag has greenlit a proposal aimed at constructing a 9,700-kilometer “backbone” hydrogen network throughout Germany. This ambitious initiative is projected to require an investment of approximately €20 billion. Notably, around 60% of the infrastructure will repurpose existing gas pipelines. While the state refrains from direct investment, it pledges to furnish businesses with assurances…

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  • Russian Hackers Use ‘WINELOADER’ Malware to Target German Political Parties

    The WINELOADER backdoor used in recent cyber attacks targeting diplomatic entities with wine-tasting phishing lures has been attributed as the handiwork of a hacking group with links to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), which was responsible for breaching SolarWinds and Microsoft. The findings come from Mandiant, which said Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29, BlueBravo, or Cozy Bear) used the…

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