Germany Accuses China of Cyberattack on Government Agency

Published on July 31, 2024

German officials said Wednesday that the country’s intelligence services have determined that Chinese state-sponsored hackers were responsible for a “severe” cyberattack on a federal agency in 2021 for the purpose of espionage. The Chinese cyberattack targeted Germany’s federal cartography agency (BKG), which plays a key role for many government and private entities, including in the critical infrastructure sector, according to a July 31 statement from the German Ministry of the Interior. Using an obfuscation network designed to hide their true identity and motives, the China-linked cyber-intruders compromised a range of personal and work devices to infiltrate a portion of the BKG network for the purpose of spying, the ministry alleged....

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