Belgian prosecutor probes alleged Chinese hacking of intelligence service The Straits Times

pBRUSSELS The Belgian federal prosecutor said on Wednesday it had started a probe into alleged Chinese hacking of Belgiums intelligence service VSSE in November 2023 confirming an earlier report by Belgian daily Le SoirppThe prosecutor added that it had received an accusation filed by VSSE in relation to the caseppThe Chinese embassy in Belgium did not immediately respond to requests for commentppLe Soir reported that for two years hackers allegedly linked to Chinese espionage had exploited a breach in an American cyber company and gained access to 10 of the Belgian intelligence services emails While classified data remained safe the personal information of nearly half of the Belgian services members may have been compromised the newspaper reportedppThe federal prosecutor did not immediately confirm details of the investigation and added it was too early to share results as the probe was still under way ppThe Belgian intelligence service declined to comment and referred to the prosecutors statement REUTERSppJoin STs Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to youppppTerms and conditions applyppFrequently asked questionsppMDDI P 048102024 Published by SPH Media Limited Co Regn No 202120748H Copyright 2025 SPH Media Limited All rights reservedp