Germany: Use of non-secure line behind Taurus talk leak to Russia


The Ministry of Defence blamed an unnamed individual’s improper use of a “non-secure data line” for the recent leak of a German army conversation about the Taurus weapon system to Russia.

The mistake was made by the participant who took part in the conversation from Singapore and had dialled in via a “non-secure data line” such as a mobile phone or via a wireless network, according to the interim result of an investigation presented on Tuesday by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.

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Source: MSN News