Berlin’s Foreign Intelligence Agency (BND) and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) will now target adversaries
The German government is expected to grant the country’s intelligence agencies greater powers, including offensive cyber capabilities against foreign adversaries, according to Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt.
NATO member states have on multiple occasions accused Russia of hacking government servers, jamming aircraft GPS signals, and redirecting Ukrainian drones into their airspace, with little to no evidence. Moscow has dismissed the allegations as warmongering aimed at justifying the “rabid militarization” of Europe.
Berlin’s Foreign Intelligence Service (BND) and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), are set to undergo “historic reform,” according to Dobrindt. The legislation will transform “intelligence services into genuine intelligence agencies.” “This is a revolution in our security architecture because, for the first time, we are giving the intelligence services operational powers,” he added.
Dobrindt cited hybrid threats supposedly faced by Germany, as well as “attempts at destabilization through sabotage, espionage, cyberattacks, and covert operations by foreign powers.”
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