. | . |
Belgium accuses China over 'malicious cyber activities' by AFP Staff Writers Brussels (AFP) July 19, 2022 Belgium has urged China to act over what it has described as "malicious cyber activities" by Chinese entities liable to affect security in the EU state. "Belgium assesses these malicious cyber activities to have been undertaken by Chinese" hacker groups, a Belgian foreign ministry statement dated Monday read. It said their activities had targeted the defence and interior ministries and "significantly affected our sovereignty, democracy, security and society at large." "Belgium strongly denounces these malicious cyber activities, which are undertaken in contradiction with the norms of responsible state behaviour as endorsed by all UN member states," it said. "We continue to urge the Chinese authorities to adhere to these norms," Brussels added, demanding Beijing "take all appropriate measures" to investigate. In December last year, a cyber-attack on the Belgian defence ministry paralysed its web-connected IT systems for several days -- although Belgian security services insist no sensible data were accessed. It remains unclear who authored that attack which highlighted a security loophole in the Java-based Apache Log4j logging utility where a hacker, allegedly sponsored by the Chinese state, was able remotely to introduce spyware. mad/jug/cpy/cdw/ah
Facebook, Instagram release report on efforts to protect rights San Francisco (AFP) July 14, 2022 Social media giant Meta, whose platforms including Facebook and Instagram regularly face concerns over their impact on civil liberties and democracy, on Thursday released its first annual report on its efforts to protect human rights. For years Meta has been heavily criticized for a business model that has been accused of prioritizing extremist content in a bid to attract users' attention. Its leaders have taken measures to combat misinformation and improve content moderation, but those efforts ... read more
|
|
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us. |