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Cyberattack Disrupts German Parliament Amid Key U.S.-Ukraine Talks

12/16/2025

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On December 15, 2025, Germany's lower house of parliament experienced a significant email outage suspected to be a cyberattack.
The outage occurred during crucial U.S.–Ukraine discussions led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Members of parliament were unable to access their email accounts for over four hours.
The Financial Times reported this information, citing three senior MPs, but Reuters could not verify the claims.

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On December 15, 2025, Germany's lower house of parliament experienced a significant email outage suspected to be a cyberattack.
The outage occurred during crucial U.S.–Ukraine discussions led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Members of parliament were unable to access their email accounts for over four hours.
The Financial Times reported this information, citing three senior MPs, but Reuters could not verify the claims.