EU Diplomatic Communications On Trump, Russia Compromised By Hackers - Reports

The European Union's diplomatic communications on the US administration under President Donald Trump, as well as on China and Russia, have been infiltrated for years by the hackers allegedly from China, the New York Times reported on Wednesday citing the Area 1 cybersecurity firm.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th December, 2018) The European Union's diplomatic communications on the US administration under President Donald Trump, as well as on China and Russia, have been infiltrated for years by the hackers allegedly from China, the New York Times reported on Wednesday citing the Area 1 cybersecurity firm.

The hacked diplomatic cables include EU reports on international events, such as the summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, which the bloc's diplomats have described as "successful (at least for Putin)," noting that "Moscow now waits for the calming of emotions in Washington," as quoted by the newspaper.

The leaked correspondence has also revealed Brussels' anxiety over the US administration and the trade wars it has launched, according to the media outlet.

"The challenge with the US Administration was that it never kept its promises. The escalation to US$50 bn, then US$ 200 bn then US$ 500-600 bn trade affected by additional tariffs was staggering and it was unclear from where the US derived these figures. Was there really so much trade? Even US companies were shocked by this approach. The US was inconsistent, turning against the WTO [World Trade Organization] and the Paris Agreement," the correspondence read, as quoted by NYT.

The Area 1, which has discovered the breach, said that the techniques used by the hackers resemble those of the elite unit of Chinese People's Liberation Army. The hackers have posted the correspondence on an open internet site, according to the newspaper.