Websites of the German government, including Merkel's Chancellor's page, were "chaffed" on Wednesday in a cyber-attack for which an organization was responsible for requiring the breakup of official Berlin relations with the Ukrainian government.
The attack - against which countermeasures were taken, as reported by Reuters - made sites practically inaccessible from 11 in the morning (Greek time), as it became known.
The team took responsibility CyberBerkut with a post on her website. "Berkut" refers to the riot police units of former pro-Russian pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, who fell during violent revolts at the beginning of 2014.
"CyberBerkut blocked them websites of the German chancellor and the Bundestag. We urge the people and government of Germany to stop economic and political support to the criminal regime of Kiev, which started a bloody civil war" it says. However, it has not yet been confirmed by independent experts whether CyberVerkut is indeed responsible for the attack.
