No English media has picked this story up, and the other source is Spiegel, but their article is behind a hard paywall. Here is a Google Translate link, https

No English media has picked this story up, and the other source is Spiegel, but their article is behind a hard paywall. Here is a Google Translate link, https://www-zdf-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/wirtschaft/volkswagen-china-hacking-industriespionage-emobilitaet-100.html?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=nl&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true https://www-zdf-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/wirtschaft/vol... An attempt at a summary: > The actors are said to have managed to steal more than 19,000 documents. They were mainly looking for information about the development of petrol engines, gearboxes, dual-clutch transmission systems, e-mobility and fuel cells. Volkswagen noticed in early June 2014 that their IT systems had been hacked. This was because the hackers allegedly made a typo. This typo reportedly caused the IT systems to suddenly start asking for a lot more capacity and that was noticed. Volkswagen then put together a team of security experts to keep an eye on the hackers and take the necessary measures. > According to the journalists, it was possible to analyze the IP addresses of the hackers and they appeared to come from China. According to Der Spiegel and ZDF, the hackers always stopped their activities at a certain time. That time corresponded to 4 p.m. in the Asian country. This makes the news media suspect that these are Chinese state hackers with an office job and associated office hours. > Volkswagen has confirmed the hack. The company emphasizes that the attack took place more than ten years ago and that the company has since better secured its IT systems. Volkswagen has not yet gone into the facts in more detail.