German firms report rising cyber threat from foreign intelligence services, study shows

German companies are increasingly being targeted by cyberattacks that they suspect are linked to foreign intelligence services, a study by digital industry association Bitkom showed on Wednesday.

More than ​one in three companies hit by cyberattacks, or 37%, said they had attributed at least one incident in the past 12 months to a foreign intelligence service. That was up from 28% ‌a year ⁠earlier and ⁠more than five times the 7% recorded in 2023.