Belgium
Belgium probes if Chinese hackers breached its intelligence service
The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office is investigating whether Chinese hackers were behind a breach of the country’s State Security Service (VSSE). Chinese state-backed attackers reportedly gained access to VSSE’s external email server between 2021 and May 2023, siphoning around 10% of all emails sent and received by the agency’s staff. The compromised server was only […]
Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers
Eight members of an international cybercrime network that stole millions of Euros from victims and set up Airbnb fraud centers were arrested in Belgium and the Netherlands. The action was announced by Europol, which coordinated the operation, involving 17 simultaneous searches in the two countries, taking place on December 3. The arrests were the culmination of investigations […]