* Industrial espionage costs billions of euros each year
* Russia, China and Iran said to be main states spying
* Turkish espionage up sharply
Germany is a big target of spying and cyber attacks by foreign governments such as Turkey, Russia and China, a government report said on Tuesday, warning of ‘ticking time bombs’ that could sabotage critical infrastructure.
Industrial espionage costs German industry billions of euros each year, with small- and medium-sized businesses often the biggest losers, the BfV domestic intelligence agency said in its 339-page annual report.
The report mapped out a range of security threats, including Islamist militancy and increased far-right …read more
Source: Gulf times