Against the backdrop of current phishing campaigns targeting messenger services and politicians, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) has appealed urgently to the members of parliament. In a letter obtained by heise online, she recommends that MPs use the Wire service. The Bundestag administration actively provides Wire as an alternative to commercial platforms such as WhatsApp or Signal. Klöckner, who herself was affected by a phishing operation , argues on formal security grounds: Wire has certification from the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI ) and “enables fully end-to-end encrypted communication”. The Bundestag President also refers to the registration process: unlike many competitors, registration with Wire is exclusively via an email address. The private mobile number is not used, and the email address used is not visible to third parties.…