More Than One in 10 German Companies Were Hacked Last Year

More than one in 10 German companies were the victim of a cyberattack last year, according to a new study, with the war in Ukraine prompting a steep increase in hacking in Europe’s largest economy.

In a survey conducted by the Association of Technical Inspection Agencies (TUV) and Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), 11% of German businesses reported an IT security breach in 2022. That translates to about 50,000 attacks.

Among German businesses polled, 58% said they registered increased cybersecurity risk after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The danger was particularly acute for larger businesses, the ...