Attackers Bypass Newly Upgraded Defenses of Germany’s Largest Eastern European Studies Association

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde (DGO) confirmed Thursday that it has been the target of a new cyberattack, months after a similar breach in 2024. German authorities suspect Russian state-sponsored actors are the culprit.

The organization said the attackers gained access to its mail server and stole a large volume of messages. The breach occurred just a few days after the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutz) issued a warning about increase