Chinese hackers target German pharma and tech firms
Chinese hacker group APT 27, long suspected of launching attacks on Western government agencies, has started targeting German companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and technology, Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said on Wednesday. Last year, the United States and its allies accused China of a carrying out a global cyberespionage campaign. China has denied the allegation.
- Country:
- Germany
Chinese hacker group APT 27, long suspected of launching attacks on Western government agencies, has started targeting German companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and technology, Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said on Wednesday. In addition to stealing trade secrets and intellectual property, the hackers may be trying to penetrate customers' and service providers' networks to infiltrate several companies at once, the BfV said in a circular to companies.
In its annual constitutional protection report from 2019, the BfV had pointed out the group's acronym APT 27 is an alias for a Chinese hacker group also known as the "Emissary Panda," which is believed to target foreign embassies and critical sectors. Last year, the United States and its allies accused China of a carrying out a global cyberespionage campaign. China has denied the allegation.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- China
- United States
- Chinese
- Germany
- German
ALSO READ
Between the US and a hard place, Germany's Scholz reheats China ties
China commerce ministry says Envalior to inherit 8.2% anti-dumping tax
Former China Everbright Group chairman charged with taking bribes, state media reports
Biden hosts Philippines counterpart, Japan PM for first ever trilateral meeting amid China tensions
China, Japan coast guards patrol disputed East China Sea waters