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EU officials were targeted on WhatsApp, an internal document shows

Foreign governments have tried to break into the messaging accounts of senior European Union officials. An internal presentation lists "account takeover targeting high-ranking officials" among the top threats facing the bloc this year.

EU officials were targeted on WhatsApp, an internal document shows

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Foreign governments have tried to break into the messaging accounts of senior European Union officials.

An internal presentation lists "account takeover targeting high-ranking officials" among the top threats facing the bloc this year.

The bloc's own cyber defence unit told national governments so in July.

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Foreign governments have tried to break into the messaging accounts of senior European Union officials. An internal presentation lists "account takeover targeting high-ranking officials" among the top threats facing the bloc this year. The bloc's own cyber defence unit told national governments so in July.

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The bloc's own cyber defence unit told national governments so in July. Sam Clark obtained the document for Politico. It is the […] This story continues at The Next Web

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