BASF, Siemens, Henkel, Roche target of cyber attacks

ronjor · Jul 24, 2019

July 24, 2019
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel (HNKG_p.DE) along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber attacks, confirming a German media report which said the likely culprit was a state-backed Chinese group.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...l-roche-target-of-cyber-attacks-idUSKCN1UJ147

guest · Jul 24, 2019

Winnti: Attacking the Heart of the German Industry
July 24, 2019
https://web.br.de/interaktiv/winnti/english/

For a number of years now, a group of professional hackers has been busy spying on businesses all over the world: Winnti. Believed to be controlled by China. For the first time, in a joint investigation, German public broadcasters BR and NDR are shedding light on how the hackers operate and how widespread they are.
This investigation starts with a code: daa0 c7cb f4f0 fbcf d6d1. If you know what to look for, you’ll find Winnti.

The targets: At least six DAX corporations, the stock-listed top companies of the German industry.
One government official puts it very matter-of-factly: “Winnti is very specific to Germany. It is the attacker group that's being encountered most frequently."
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