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Ambassador summoned: Why China spied on Germany’s Cartography Agency

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Published: August 1st, 2024,
Last updated: September 4th, 2024

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
In China’s sights: The German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy in Frankfurt am Main.
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The cyberattack happened three years ago, but the ambassador has only just been summoned. On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry requested a talk with China’s representative in Berlin, Wu Ken. The topic of the unpleasant meeting: espionage at an important federal agency. The Ministry of the Interior has now been able to provide evidence: Chinese state hackers have infiltrated the systems of the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy.

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