Germany big target of cyberespionage and attacks: government report


FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

BERLIN: Germany is a big target of spying and cyberattacks by foreign governments such as Turkey, Russia and China, a government report said on July 4, warning of "ticking time bombs" that could sabotage critical infrastructure. 

Industrial espionage costs German industry billions of euros each year, with small- and medium-sized businesses often the biggest losers, the BfV domestic intelligence agency said in its 339-page annual report. 

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