Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that an individual error, where a participant joined a high-level military call via a non-secure line, led to Russia intercepting sensitive military discussions about Ukraine. Despite the leak, Pistorius emphasized that Germany's communication systems were not compromised. The incident has raised concerns about security vulnerabilities and prompted Germany to offer communication apps on Huawei's App Store.
An intercepted call between four senior German air-force officers was leaked by Russia. They were discussing the hyper-sensitive matter of supplying German-made missiles to Ukraine. It has infuriated NATO allies and reignited a fierce debate https://t.co/eEG9paVFGp 👇
"The military in NATO ally Germany is offering communications apps to soldiers and other federal employees on Chinese phone maker Huawei's app store": https://t.co/uBB9cbXLth
"The German ambassador to the UK has said there is "no need to apologise" for security breaches which led to a call between top army officials being leaked by Russian sources." https://t.co/Qn3rmX5PoK
.@strand_consult in Newsweek on #Russian phone tap fiasco targeting #NATO generals: "Placing vital military and federal communications apps on Huawei's AppGallery highlights #German #security weaknesses." https://t.co/IIs0ZpZTPC
Germany is offering communications apps to soldiers and other federal employees on Chinese phone maker Huawei's App Store https://t.co/euxJ1wSsW9
Great read by @dktatlow: “NATO ally Germany is offering communications apps to soldiers and other federal employees on Huawei's app store — even though the telecoms giant has been deemed a security risk by the U.S. and EU. … it raised new questions over Germany's commitment to…
New tech scare over NATO ally Germany after Russian tapping fiasco https://t.co/OBZ0mxU6iC
‘For the Russian secret services, it was a real find’: Germany says Kremlin hacked unsecured-line call among military officials. https://t.co/YomtOZIRpx
Our communications systems were not compromised - Defense Minister Pistorius 🤦 https://t.co/eWlQcamuPe
Germany reveals how ‘Crimean Bridge attack’ call was leaked Defense Minister Boris Pistorius put the incident down to an oversight on the part of one Air Force officer https://t.co/DOQMJug5NB https://t.co/dDZb84uPjA
TAURUS LEAK: The audio of German military officers discussing top secret information was intercepted by RU because one person on the call logged in through an insecure line from a hotel room in Singapore. RU specifically targeted the Singapore airshow. https://t.co/ThUIgUVoir
German defence minister Boris Pistorius said an investigation into Russia’s intercept of a high-level military call on Ukraine had revealed that one of the participants had joined via a non-secure line. “Our communication systems were not compromised.” @FT https://t.co/pMjzoKUGbL
Russian spies were able to leak sensitive information about Britain’s military involvement in Ukraine because a senior German general dialled in to a high-level conference through an unsecured phone line, it has emerged ⬇️ https://t.co/roTJHsHtx8
Russia hacked and leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing long-range cruise missiles for Ukraine, Berlin said Tuesday https://t.co/byF5BIUqt0
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed that the leak by Russian state media of a phone call among senior German military officials was caused by “individual error.” https://t.co/V3SykeILi3
🚀 German Defence Minister: Unprotected line caused information leak on Taurus missile supply to Ukraine https://t.co/trrFEbsHCz
🇩🇪🚨‼️ “NATO still trusts Germany, since such a leak can happen to anybody.” — German defense minister https://t.co/im3zppbFxp
Individual error let Moscow intercept military call, Germany says https://t.co/v8hDZ5gGC3
German Defense Minister attributes leak to officer's insecure hotel line connection https://t.co/FM5WTR2IEt https://t.co/cZ3PXg2YOF
#Germany downplays an audio leak of senior military personnel discussing the war in #Ukraine, blaming individual error and stressing that Berlin still has the trust of allies. https://t.co/l0ckFMusIu
German defence minister Boris Pistorius said an investigation into Russia’s intercept of a high-level military call on Ukraine had revealed that one of the participants had joined via a non-secure line. “Our communication systems were not compromised.” https://t.co/fOoxLK0pRK
“Our communication systems were not compromised,” Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday, apparently seeking to dispel concerns of a breach in military communications. https://t.co/bZQAfN54u5
Germany blames individual error for Russia’s intercept of military call https://t.co/PdDnlkxtf8