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Top EU officials’ Signal group chat shut down over hacking fears
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BRUSSELS — The European Commission has told some of its most senior officials to shut down a Signal group they were using to exchange information over fears it was a hacking target.
Department chiefs and deputy chiefs were members of the group chat on the encrypted messaging app, according to three Commission officials with knowledge of the issue. The embargo comes as the EU grapples with a series of spying allegations, with the Commission saying last week it was investigating a cyberattack on its websites.
“Cyber operations” are “increasing in quality and quantity” including from both data-hungry criminals and foreign governments, said Sven Herpig, a cybersecurity and emerging threats researcher at German think tank Interface. “Politicians and political parties have always been targeted” by spies and snoops, he added.
Department chiefs and deputy chiefs were members of the group chat on the encrypted messaging app, according to three Commission officials with knowledge of the issue. The embargo comes as the EU grapples with a series of spying allegations, with the Commission saying last week it was investigating a cyberattack on its websites.
“Cyber operations” are “increasing in quality and quantity” including from both data-hungry criminals and foreign governments, said Sven Herpig, a cybersecurity and emerging threats researcher at German think tank Interface. “Politicians and political parties have always been targeted” by spies and snoops, he added.