2024-04-20 15:18:08
Chinese hackers are said to have stolen thousands of files
About ten years ago, the car manufacturer was targeted by data thieves for a long period of time. The country’s embassy rejects suspected connections to China.
Hackers, probably from China, spied on the car manufacturer: A flag of the Volkswagen Group in Beijing.
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According to a media report, hackers believed to be from China have been spying on the Volkswagen Group for years. The “Spiegel” and the ZDF reported on Saturday regarding 40 internal documents through which “a large-scale, previously unknown cyber attack on Volkswagen might be reconstructed”. The aim was to tap into the technological knowledge of what was then the largest car manufacturer in the world.
According to the report, the cyber attacks occurred several years ago and began in 2010. In the years that followed, the hackers repeatedly succeeded in gaining extensive access rights to VW’s internal data. An internal analysis by the group considers it likely that all attacks were carried out by the same perpetrators.
According to the research, the attackers targeted various technologies, from “petrol engine development” and “transmission development” to alternative drive technologies such as electric mobility and fuel cells. “They were interested in transmission control software, in technical manuals on how to program the direct-shift transmission, for example,” the “Spiegel” quoted an expert familiar with the case as saying.
There is no evidence of China’s authorship, but there is plenty of evidence. The hackers’ IP addresses led to Beijing and the Chinese military, an insider said. Employees of German security authorities also believed an attack by Chinese state hackers was highly likely, reported “Spiegel” and ZDF.
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