The chief of Germany’s main cybersecurity authority, Arne Schönbohm, got the sack on Tuesday because of his ties to a group which has been linked to Russian intelligence circles. Schönbohm, who led the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), has been under fire for his connection to an association called Cyber Security Council Germany, which itself has been criticized for being linked to Russian intelligence circles. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser made the call on Tuesday. Schönbohm, 53, had been president of the BSI since February 2016. He was dismissed on Tuesday “with immediat…