Germany may need constitutional change to allow it to strike back at hackersBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany may need to change its constitution to allow it to strike back at hackers who target private computer networks and it hopes to complete any legal reforms next year, a top Interior Ministry official said on Monday. The plan could include disarming servers used in attacks and reflects growing concern about the frequency and intensity of such attacks. Industry is also raising pressure on government to respond to the barrage, which ultimately could hurt Europe s leading economy. State Secretary Klaus Vitt told Reuters the government believed  significant legal changes would be needed  to allow such  hack back  actions.  A constitutional change may be needed since this is such a critical issue,  Vitt said on the sidelines of a cyber conference organized by the Handelsblatt newspaper.  The goal is to get it done by the end of next year at the latest.  Vitt said much would depend on the outcome of coalition talks in Germany of which cyber capabilities formed a part. Experts say it may be easier to enact the legal changes under a right-center-left coalition, which has ruled for the past four years, than under a three-way coalition with smaller parties that Chancellor Angela Merkel initially tried to forge. Top German intelligence officials told parliament last month they needed greater legal authority to strike back in the event of cyber attacks from foreign powers. Vitt told the conference that changing threats and new modes of attack required different responses from government agencies including more  offensive  capabilities.  We must assume that purely preventative measures will not be sufficient to counter future attacks,  Vitt said. He said no one would question the need for police to enter a house and disarm a sniper shooting at innocent people.  But what about servers that are used to launch cyber attacks that paralyze the IT (information technology) of hospitals or utilities, affecting hundreds of thousands of people?  Andreas Jambor, chief information security officer for RWE Generation SE, a unit of German energy giant RWE (RWEG.DE), welcomed the moves.  There s a war underway on the internet .... We want things to be sorted out,  Jambor said.  Other countries are doing it and we should do it here as well.  Andreas Ebert, head of security for German carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said any offensive action should be taken by the government. Arne Schoenbohm, president of Germany s BSI federal cyber protection agency, declined to give details about the legal concepts being developed. He said the need to target servers would likely make up just  0.01 percent of all cases.  worldnews
germany may need constitutional change allow strike back hackersberlin reuters germany may need change constitution allow strike back hackers target private computer networks hopes complete legal reforms next year top interior ministry official said monday the plan could include disabling servers used attacks reflects growing concern frequency intensity attacks industry also raising pressure government respond barrage ultimately could hurt europe leading economy state secretary class vita told reuters government believed significant legal changes would needed allow hack back actions a constitutional change may needed since critical issue vita said sidelines cyber conference organized handelsblatt newspaper the goal get done end next year latest vita said much would depend outcome coalition talks germany cyber capabilities formed part experts say may easier enact legal changes coalition ruled past four years coalition smaller parties chancellor angela merkel initially tried forge top german intelligence officials told parliament last month needed greater legal authority strike back event cyber attacks foreign powers vita told conference changing threats new modes attack required different responses government agencies including offensive capabilities we must assume purely preventative measures sufficient counter future attacks vita said he said one would question need police enter house disarm sniper shooting innocent people but servers used launch cyber attacks paralyzed it information technology hospitals utilities affecting hundreds thousands people andreas labor chief information security officer we generation se unit german energy giant we welcomed moves there war underway internet we want things sorted labor said other countries well andreas bert head security german caretaker volkswagen said offensive action taken government are schoenbohm president germany si federal cyber protection agency declined give details legal concepts developed he said need target servers would likely make percent cases worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Germany may need constitutional change to allow it to strike back at hackersBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany may need to change its constitution to allow it to strike back at hackers who target private computer networks and it hopes to complete any legal reforms next year, a top Interior Ministry official said on Monday. The plan could include disarming servers used in attacks and reflects growing concern about the frequency and intensity of such attacks. Industry is also raising pressure on government to respond to the barrage, which ultimately could hurt Europe s leading economy. State Secretary Klaus Vitt told Reuters the government believed  significant legal changes would be needed  to allow such  hack back  actions.  A constitutional change may be needed since this is such a critical issue,  Vitt said on the sidelines of a cyber conference organized by the Handelsblatt newspaper.  The goal is to get it done by the end of next year at the latest.  Vitt said much would depend on the outcome of coalition talks in Germany of which cyber capabilities formed a part. Experts say it may be easier to enact the legal changes under a right-center-left coalition, which has ruled for the past four years, than under a three-way coalition with smaller parties that Chancellor Angela Merkel initially tried to forge. Top German intelligence officials told parliament last month they needed greater legal authority to strike back in the event of cyber attacks from foreign powers. Vitt told the conference that changing threats and new modes of attack required different responses from government agencies including more  offensive  capabilities.  We must assume that purely preventative measures will not be sufficient to counter future attacks,  Vitt said. He said no one would question the need for police to enter a house and disarm a sniper shooting at innocent people.  But what about servers that are used to launch cyber attacks that paralyze the IT (information technology) of hospitals or utilities, affecting hundreds of thousands of people?  Andreas Jambor, chief information security officer for RWE Generation SE, a unit of German energy giant RWE (RWEG.DE), welcomed the moves.  There s a war underway on the internet .... We want things to be sorted out,  Jambor said.  Other countries are doing it and we should do it here as well.  Andreas Ebert, head of security for German carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said any offensive action should be taken by the government. Arne Schoenbohm, president of Germany s BSI federal cyber protection agency, declined to give details about the legal concepts being developed. He said the need to target servers would likely make up just  0.01 percent of all cases.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: germany may need constitutional change allow strike back hackersberlin reuters germany may need change constitution allow strike back hackers target private computer networks hopes complete legal reforms next year top interior ministry official said monday the plan could include disabling servers used attacks reflects growing concern frequency intensity attacks industry also raising pressure government respond barrage ultimately could hurt europe leading economy state secretary class vita told reuters government believed significant legal changes would needed allow hack back actions a constitutional change may needed since critical issue vita said sidelines cyber conference organized handelsblatt newspaper the goal get done end next year latest vita said much would depend outcome coalition talks germany cyber capabilities formed part experts say may easier enact legal changes coalition ruled past four years coalition smaller parties chancellor angela merkel initially tried forge top german intelligence officials told parliament last month needed greater legal authority strike back event cyber attacks foreign powers vita told conference changing threats new modes attack required different responses government agencies including offensive capabilities we must assume purely preventative measures sufficient counter future attacks vita said he said one would question need police enter house disarm sniper shooting innocent people but servers used launch cyber attacks paralyzed it information technology hospitals utilities affecting hundreds thousands people andreas labor chief information security officer we generation se unit german energy giant we welcomed moves there war underway internet we want things sorted labor said other countries well andreas bert head security german caretaker volkswagen said offensive action taken government are schoenbohm president germany si federal cyber protection agency declined give details legal concepts developed he said need target servers would likely make percent cases worldnews