Overview
- Multiple parliamentary offices across several factions received packages containing a USB stick and an English-language letter this week.
- The Bundestag police instructed recipients not to connect the devices to any computer and to forward them in a separate envelope.
- The parliament administration also emailed factions with a warning, reinforcing the instructions to hand over the items to authorities.
- CDU and AfD representatives confirmed that members were affected and said the sticks were either surrendered to security or destroyed, while The Left reported no known cases.
- Authorities have not disclosed the contents of the sticks or any compromise of systems, and inquiries across factions are ongoing.