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Threat Intelligence & APT The Record 1 month ago

Chinese and Russian spies stepping up cyberattacks, German companies report

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Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
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"The Thyssenkrupp Steel factory complex sits on the Rhine River in Duisburg, Germany. Credit: Jakub Żerdzicki Chinese and Russian spies stepping up cyberattacks, German companies report Foreign intelligence services, particularly those from China and Russia, are increasingly behind cyberattacks on German companies, according to a new survey of the country’s private sector. Nearly four in 10 German..."

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The Thyssenkrupp Steel factory complex sits on the Rhine River in Duisburg, Germany. Credit: Jakub Żerdzicki

Chinese and Russian spies stepping up cyberattacks, German companies report

Foreign intelligence services, particularly those from China and Russia, are increasingly behind cyberattacks on German companies, according to a new survey of the country’s private sector.

Nearly four in 10 German companies hit by data theft, industrial espionage or sabotage over the past year attributed at least one incident to a foreign intelligence service, the German digital industry association Bitkom found.

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