Alleged hack of encypted sim-card producer Gemalto by NSA and GCHQ - Hoofdinhoud
In 't Veld demands clarification on alleged hacking of Dutch sim-card maker by NSA and GCHQ
Sophie in 't Veld (ALDE/ D66) responds to the alleged hacking by the NSA and GCHQ of a Dutch sim-card maker and asks parliamentary questions to the Commission and Council.
"Year after year we have heard about cowboy practices of secret services, but governments did nothing and kept quiet. In fact, those very same governments push for ever more surveillance capabilities, while it remains unclear how effective these practices are. How is it possible that they have developed so much capacity, while the rise of IS stayed unnoticed?", states In 't Veld.
Parliamentary questions:
With reference to writing to the Commission (dated 9/9/2013) on alleged hacks into the Dutch based SWIFT-server and Written Questions on the alleged infiltration of the Belgium based Belgacom servers and the Commission systems with the use of REGIN-malware (E-010269-14 of 5/12/2014);
The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) allegedly hacked into the systems of a Netherlands based sim-card producer using encryption technologies supplying its products globally.*
How will the Commission investigate these allegations which, when confirmed, would constitute a serious breach of European data protection legislation?
How will the Commission address these allegations with the authorities of the UK and the US?
How will the Commission act against illegal hacking activities by EU Member States on the territory of other Member States?
Note: similar questions have been tabled with the Council.