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Der britische Geheimdienst GCHQ soll den halbstaatlichen belgischen Telekommunikationsanbieter Belgacom gehackt haben. Das gehe aus Unterlagen des NSA-Whistleblowers Edward Snowden hervor,

A cyber attack on Belgacom raised considerable attention last week. Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and seen by SPIEGEL indicate that Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency was responsible for the attack.

Belgacom, the largest telecommunications company in Belgium, has been hacked. The company’s representatives said they found a piece of malware o...

“At no point in time has the delivery of our telecommunication services been compromised. Neither has the clean-up caused any disturbance to our customers. All their telecom applications and services have continued to function normally,” it added.

Belgacom has refused to name a culprit, saying that it’s up to authorities to bring clarifications.

Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor told De Standaard that the attack was highly sophisticated. In fact, it appears to be the work of a state-sponsored entity.

The malware used in the Belgacom hack is designed to collect strategic information, not to cause damage.

Dutch website NRC.nl reports that the main suspects are the United Kingdom Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the United State National Security Agency (NSA). 

The publication’s sources have revealed that sophisticated malware has been hosted on Belgacom’s servers since 2011. The threat allowed the attackers to access phone and Internet information.