German Inside Minister Nancy Faeser is contemplating dismissing the cybersecurity chief of the nation due to attainable contacts with Russian safety service personnel, German media reported late Sunday (9 October), citing authorities sources.
In response to varied shops, Arne Schoenbohm may have had such contacts by way of Germany’s Cyber Safety Council of Germany.
Schoenbohm based the affiliation. This features a German firm which is a subsidiary to a Russian cybersecurity agency that was established by an ex-KGB worker.
Schoenbohm did not instantly reply to a message despatched by way of social media.
Neither the BSI nor the inside ministry instantly responded to our requests for remark.
Konstantin von Notz (head of the parliamentary oversight panel for Germany’s intelligence companies) acknowledged that “these accusations have to be decisively examined”.
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