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Only one in five companies that are victims of a cyberattack turn to government agencies to initiate an investigation into the incident. Almost a third called in external specialists. One in ten companies even state that they did nothing at all. Bitkom sees this low number as a problem: investigating authorities can only work successfully if they are aware of the crime. This is the only way to convict offenders and prevent future crimes. Of the few who do cooperate with the authorities, most of them ...