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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Technology

German firms report rising cyber threat from foreign intelligence services, study shows

German companies are increasingly being targeted by cyberattacks that they suspect are ​linked to foreign intelligence services, a ​study by digital industry association Bitkom showed on Wednesday.

More than ​one in three companies hit by cyberattacks, or 37%, said they had attributed at least one incident in the past 12 months to a foreign intelligence service. That was up from 28% ‌a year ⁠earlier and ⁠more than five times the 7% recorded in 2023.

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