BASF, Siemens and others targeted with Winnti malware

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BASF, Siemens and others targeted with Winnti malware

Fresh wave of attacks.

German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber attacks, confirming a German media report which said the likely culprit was a state-backed Chinese group. Public broadcaster ARD said the hackers used a type of malware ...

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