Antoaneta Roussi

Brussels

Cybersecurity Reporter at POLITICO Europe

Cyber and intelligence reporter @PoliticoEurope. On Bluesky @antoanetaroussi.bsky.social

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Praga oskarża Pekin o włamanie hakerów z Wuhan do czeskiego MSZ: dzisiejszym posunięciem zdemaskowaliśmy Chiny

1 week ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Antoaneta Roussi

Czeski minister spraw zagranicznych Jan Lipavsky powiedział, że natychmiast wezwie ambasadora Chin, aby złożył wyjaśnienia. Jednocześnie poinformował go, że będzie to miało negatywny wpływ na stosunki dwustronne między krajami. — Dzisiejszym posunięciem zdemaskowaliśmy Chiny, które od dawna działają na rzecz osłabienia naszej odporności i demokracji — powiedział Lipavsky.
Prague accuses China of hacking Czech foreign ministry

1 week ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi

BRUSSELS — The Czech government on Wednesday condemned China for carrying out a cyberattack against its foreign ministry exposing thousands of unclassified emails. Czechia said that the Chinese state-sponsored group Advanced Persistent Threat 31 (APT31) targeted the foreign ministry from 2022 — the year the country held the rotating EU presidency — and was able to read unclassified emails sent between embassies and EU institutions.
The Vatican’s cyber crusaders

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi

As newly elected Pope Leo XIV takes control of the Vatican, a club of zealous IT nerds is doing the Lord's work in protecting the Holy See from cyberattacks. A group named the Vatican CyberVolunteers has joined forces to fend off digital attacks against the Vatican since 2022. The volunteers include up to 90 cybersecurity professionals from around the world — half of them Catholic, the other half just looking to do good.
Catalonia reignites its court fight with Spain over spyware

4 weeks ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi

Catalan spyware victims including the region's former President Artur Mas this week announced new court challenges against Spanish security services and Israeli surveillance software vendors over political espionage.
Dziel i rządź. Belgijski polityk krytykował Pekin. Chińskie służby chciały skłonić do współpracy jego rywala

1 month ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Antoaneta Roussi

W 2020 r. chińskie służby wywiadowcze zwróciły się do Erica Dosogne'a, ówczesnego burmistrza walońskiego miasta Huy i politycznego rywala Samuela Cogolatiego. Według mediów Dosogne miał bliskie stosunki z państwem chińskim ze względu na partnerską umowę miasta.
Beijing wooed Belgian socialist to spy on China-hawkish MP: reports

1 month ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi

Chinese spies sought to gain information on Samuel Cogolati, a Belgian co-chair of the Greens party and prominent China critic, by attempting to coerce one of his political opponents, local media reported on Wednesday. Chinese intelligence services in 2020 approached Eric Dosogne, the then mayor of the Wallonian town Huy and a political rival of Cogolati, the media reported, adding that Dosogne had a close relationship with the Chinese state due to a city friendship agreement.
EU needs defense autonomy as US shifts focus, EU Council chief says

1 month ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi

KAZANLAK, Bulgaria — The EU needs to boost defense production as Washington threatens to phase out its presence in Europe, European Council head António Costa told POLITICO. “We certainly need to produce more European [weapons] to be more autonomous,” Costa said.
European Parliament’s Iran delegation chair victim of Tehran-linked hacking

1 month ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi |Nicholas Vinocur

A prominent European Parliament member was the victim of what is believed to be a cyber-espionage operation tied to her role as chair of the chamber's Iran delegation, she told POLITICO. The office of Hannah Neumann, a member of the German Greens and head of the delegation spearheading work on European Union-Iran relations, was targeted by a hacking campaign that started in January, she said.
NATO downplays climate and gender language to appease Trump

1 month ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi

BRUSSELS — NATO staff are watering down language around climate, gender and diversity as a precaution to avoid retaliation by the Trump administration, according to three people familiar with the matter. Phrases dealing with climate, women and security have been rephrased in new NATO legislation drafted by its committees and working groups with language thought to be more acceptable to the U.S. as the alliance faces an uncertain future during Donald Trump's second term in the White House.
Ukraine allies hold talks to secure a non-existent peace

1 month ago | politico.eu | Antoaneta Roussi |Laura Kayali

A Western official told reporters this week that intelligence shows Russian President Vladimir Putin still believes he has a route to a military victory and believes his bargaining position is improving due to small gains on the battlefield. The coalition of about 30 countries — without the U.S. — aims to see what support it can offer Ukraine to deter another Russian attack in the event of a peace deal or a ceasefire.