German news weekly Der Spiegel reported on Thursday that it had received materials documenting German surveillance efforts aimed at a number of US businesses and government, including the White House, reported the Deutsche Welle (DW) TV and radio company of Germany.

The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, reportedly monitored email addresses at the White House with a list of some 4,000 selector keywords between 1998 and 2006.

Other targets included the US Department of State and Department of Treasury, as well as a number of defense agencies including the US Air Force and the Marine Corps, and the NASA space agency.

Hundreds of foreign embassies as well as international organizations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were reportedly not spared from being spied on either, the Spiegel said.

The magazine said it had seen documents showing that the BND had a list of some 4,000 so-called selector keywords for surveillance between 1998 and 2006.