ZATAZ » Chinese pirates attacking Belgium?
The Belgian authorities publicly indicated have been targeted by cyberattacks by Chinese hackers to the point of being forced to cut off e-mail access from the Ministry of Defence.
Belgium is not happy after China, and makes it known. Hackers geolocated behind the Great Wall of China would be the instigators of several cyberattacks against the Ministries of Interior and Defense of the Kingdom of Belgium.
In a very official press release signed by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China is asked to shed full light and cooperate to trace the cyberattacks detected. Of the chinese hackers would be on the move.
For the record, the hackers would have had access to the emails of the FPS Interior for 24 months before being identified!
The computer attack against the Ministry of Defense will force the local military to cut their Internet network and interrupt the possibilities of receiving and sending emails! ” Belgium condemns these malicious cyber activities, which contradict the standards of responsible state conduct endorsed by all United Nations member states. We continue to urge Chinese authorities to uphold these standards and not allow their territory to be used for malicious cyber activity. » displays the Belga press agency.
Meanwhile, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, was also the victim of a cyberattack. The method is as simple as it is effective, as the German newspaper explains. Initiated.
The hacker pretended to be former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, usurping her real phone number, and inviting the ECB boss to join her on WhatsApp.
It was this astonishing proposal that defined Christine Lagarde’s security looks and halted the malicious attempt.