❶ Germany has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest a cyberattack by state-controlled Chinese cyber actors on the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) in 2021. ❷ The BKG, responsible for mapping and geodata in Germany, is crucial for state security and critical infrastructure providers. ❸ The German government has passed a draft law requiring large organizations in crucial industries to implement the European NIS 2 Directive, highlighting the vulnerability of the system.
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