BSI reportedly warns several German firms about Chinese hacking

Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has issued a warning to several German firms whose names were mentioned by the United States as being suspected victims of hacking attacks, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

There is increased activity from China against German companies, the Sueddeutsche newspaper reported.

"Construction and materials research, engineering firms and some big commercial enterprises are the focus for hackers," the newspaper wrote without citing its sources.