Overview
- Federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe are leading the probe, with claim letters from a so‑called Vulkangruppe assessed as authentic but no public identifications of perpetrators.
- Stromnetz Berlin says core repairs will take months, though provisional high‑voltage lines now stabilize power to the affected southwest districts.
- Alexander Dobrindt vows more personnel for intelligence services and broader digital tools, citing IP‑address retention, lower thresholds for telecoms interception and a limited state trojan.
- The government is pushing the KRITIS‑Dachgesetz to mandate stricter protection concepts, reporting duties and emergency planning for critical‑infrastructure operators.
- Berlin’s interior senator Iris Spranger proposes restricting public access to sensitive infrastructure data, boosting civil‑protection funding and easing surveillance at critical sites, while cities urge a national blackout reserve.