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China rejects ‘groundless’ claims after Germany summons ambassador over cyberattack


Beijing says it is being smeared after it was accused of targeting a cartography agency for espionage purposes.

Its embassy in Germany said late on Wednesday: “China firmly opposes the manipulation of cybersecurity issues and hyped up so-called China-related cyber threats.” Earlier in the day the Germans had accused China of being behind a 2021 cyberattack on the federal cartography agency for espionage purposes and summoned Beijing’s ambassador to lodge a complaint. The German government attributed responsibility for the cyberattack to Chinese state actors based on information from its intelligence services, the interior ministry said.

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