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.
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.
That figure is up from 28% last year and just 7% in 2023, making foreign intelligence services the second-most commonly blamed attackers of German companies, behind only organized crime. Bitkom's findings are based on a survey of 1,003 German companies with at least 10 employees.
Source: https://therecord.media/germany-cyberattacks-china-russia
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