Security News > 2024 > August > Germany names China as source of attack on government geospatial agency

Germany's government has named China-controlled actors as the perpetrators of a 2021 cyber attack on the Federal Office of Cartography and Geodesy - the official mapping agency.

The nation's Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs on Wednesday published an assertion that China infiltrated the Office's systems to conduct espionage, after first compromising devices belonging to private individuals and businesses to conduct the raid.

The minister attributed the incident to "State-controlled Chinese actors," condemned it in the strongest possible terms, declared it a threat to sovereignty, and called on China to "Refrain from and stop such cyber attacks."

The Home Affairs ministry's post includes a warning that Germany's security authorities expect China will intensify its cyber offensive in pursuit of info that informs the Middle Kingdom's industrial development.

The ban under consideration would require major HBM-makers like Samsung and SK hynix to refrain from doing business with China.

Another major HBM-maker, Micron, is US-based - and has been banned by China over apparent security concerns.

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