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Bundestag Police Warn MPs Over Suspicious USB Sticks Mailed to Offices

Investigators have not identified who sent the packages or what the devices contain.

Overview

  • Parliamentary offices across several factions received packages this week containing a USB stick and an English-language letter.
  • The Bundestag police instructed recipients not to connect the devices and to forward them in a separate envelope to authorities.
  • A CDU spokesperson said no known cases involved a stick being plugged in, with recipients either handing them over or destroying them.
  • The Bundestag administration also issued a warning email, the AfD reported multiple affected MPs, and Die Linke said it had no reports of receiving such packages.
  • Formal checks are underway, and officials have released no findings about the contents of the sticks or the sender.