German political parties and political actors are currently exposed to a particularly high number of cyberattacks, according to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). “Particularly in light of the upcoming European elections, it can be assumed that there is currently an increased number of attacks,” a spokeswoman for the authority told dpa. The BSI and the domestic intelligence service have current information on phishing attacks by a state actor against German parties, among others. So-called hack-and-leak attacks, in which non-public data or documents are captured and then publis…