Cybercrime: a federal deputy victim of Chinese hackers

The group of Chinese cyberpirates APT31, already behind an intrusion into the computer system of the FPS Interior, would have targeted the deputy Samuel Cogolati (Ecolo). It is unclear whether hackers close to the Chinese state managed to steal data.

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By Louis Colart

Published on 1/03/2023 at 06:00
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Ihis name is Zirconium, Judgment Panda or, more often, APT31 – for Advanced Persistent Threats. This group of cyberpirates linked to the Chinese state is strongly suspected of having attempted to hack Federal Deputy Samuel Cogolati in January 2021. The information, taken from a report consulted by The evening, was confirmed by the Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) and the Green MP himself. “I confirm that I have been alerted to being the target of a cyberattack linked to China,” said Samuel Cogolati in response to our questions. “I still don’t know if my data might have been exfiltrated to Beijing. What interests me now is to shed full light on the extent of China’s cyberattacks once morest our country. »

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