Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Did U.S. Intelligence Hack Into The French President`s Computers?

Former French President Sarkozy And President Obama. Reuters

Report: French Officials Accuse US Of Hacking Sarkozy's Computers -- The Hill

The United States used U.S.-Israeli spy software to hack into the French presidential office earlier this year, the French cyberwarfare agency has concluded, according to the newsmagazine l'Express.

The magazine reported late Tuesday that the computers of several close advisers to then-president Nicolas Sarkozy – including Chief of Staff Xavier Musca – were compromised in May by a computer virus that bears the hallmarks of Flame, which was allegedly created by a U.S.-Israeli team to target Iran's nuclear program. Anonymous French officials pointed the finger at the United States.

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My Comment:
I suspect that the French are not the only ones who have been hacked into by U.S. intelligence.

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