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BREXIT-HATER GUY VERHOFSTADT IDENTIFIED AS LATEST VICTIM OF HACKING BY CHINESE
SPIES


GUY VERHOFSTADT WAS RECENTLY TARGETED BY CHINESE SPIES IN A CYBER CAMPAIGN AIMED
AT OFFICIALS INVOLVED WITH THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ALLIANCE ON CHINA (IPAC).

By Alessandra Scotto di Santolo, World News Reporter
10:31, Tue, Apr 30, 2024 | UPDATED: 10:34, Tue, Apr 30, 2024
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Guy Verhofstadt was hacked by Chinese spies (Image: Getty)

Former Belgian Prime Minister and European Parliament member Guy Verhofstadt has
been identified as the latest target of a Chinese state-linked espionage effort
aimed at officials working on an inter-parliamentary committee focused on China.

The espionage campaign, which the US Department of Justice indicted in March,
has been attributed to Chinese hackers with ties to the Ministry of State
Security, China's national spy agency.



Their targets include members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
(IPAC), a coalition critical of Beijing, spanning every European Union member.



Verhofstadt, known in the UK for his staunch anti-Brexit stance, is among five
Belgian officials targeted by the Chinese hacker group APT31 for their
involvement with IPAC.

Other victims include Samuel Cogolati, a Green MP; Els Van Hoof, chair of
Belgium’s Foreign Affairs Committee; Hilde Vautmans, a liberal MEP; and Georges
Dallemagne, a federal deputy.



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In response to the allegations, Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib summoned
the Chinese ambassador last week to address the issue.



Cogolati revealed that he was targeted in 2021, the same year Beijing sanctioned
him and other EU lawmakers. However, he only became aware of the cyberattacks in
February 2023 through an email from the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium.



According to a letter from the US FBI sent to Cogolati on April 5, the 2021
hacking campaign aimed at the .gov-style accounts of EU legislators associated
with IPAC. The attackers used 10 accounts to send over 1,000 emails to more than
400 individuals linked to IPAC.

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In a joint press statement, the five targeted officials emphasised that the
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"It was an attack on any politician who dares to challenge Beijing," they said,
condemning the actions as an assault on democratic values.


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