German cyber agency calls for authority to hack back - Spiegel

Wilfried Karl president of ZITiS, gives a statement to the media during a visit of the new Centre for Information Technology of Security Authorities (ZITiS) in Munich, Germany September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany spy agencies should have the authority to digitally strike back against cybercriminals, the president of Germany's new cyber security agency Zitis told Der Spiegel newsmagazine.

"As a citizen I expect that our government remains able to act even in the face of new digital threats," the magazine on Wednesday quoted Wilfried Karl as saying in an interview.