Huawei bribery scandal: What we know so far

by | Mar 17, 2025 | 5g, Accountability, Buildings, Certification and standards, Corruption, critical infrastructure, cyber espionage, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Data protection, Digital single market, espionage, hackers, infrastructure, Intelligence, internet of things, Lobbying, MEPs, network-security, parliament, policy, security, spying, Technology, telecoms, transparency

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s center of power is reeling from a fresh corruption scandal involving Chinese technology giant Huawei and the European Parliament. Investigators are probing allegations of “active corruption within the European Parliament,” Belgium’s...

Huawei banned from Parliament and Commission over bribery probe

by | Mar 14, 2025 | 5g, Brussels bubble, Certification and standards, Corruption, critical infrastructure, cyber espionage, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Data protection, Digital single market, espionage, hackers, Intelligence, internet of things, Lobbying, MEPs, network-security, Politics, Technology, telecoms, transparency

The European Parliament and Commission on Friday blacklisted Huawei lobbyists following allegations of bribery linked to the Chinese technology giant’s lobbying activities in Brussels. “The Parliament decided, as a precautionary measure, to suspend the access to...

Huawei bribery scandal reignites anti-corruption fight in EU

by | Mar 14, 2025 | 5g, Accountability, Brussels bubble, Corruption, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, democracy, espionage, Intelligence, Lobbying, MEPs, money laundering, parliament, Politics, Rights, Technology, telecoms, transparency

For the second time in as many years, the European Parliament is embroiled in a major corruption scandal. But its politicians are still divided on how to stop it from happening. Belgian authorities sealed two offices in the Parliament on Thursday as part of a broader...

Belgian police conduct raids as new corruption scandal rocks EU Parliament

by | Mar 13, 2025 | 5g, Certification and standards, Corruption, critical infrastructure, cyber espionage, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, data privacy, Data protection, Digital single market, espionage, EU affairs, hackers, Intelligence, internet of things, Lobbying, MEPs, money laundering, network-security, parliament, Politics, Technology, telecoms

Belgian federal police conducted raids in the early hours of Thursday, as part of a corruption probe impacting the European Parliament. “We can confirm that we have an ongoing investigation on preliminary charges of active corruption, forgery of documents, money...

Musk blames Ukrainians for cyberattack on X. Experts aren’t convinced.

by | Mar 11, 2025 | Big Data, Communications, Cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, hackers, information technology, Media, Platforms, social media, Technology, Technology UK

Cybersecurity experts including the United Kingdom’s former cybersecurity chief are pouring cold water over Elon Musk’s suggestion that a large-scale cyberattack on his social media site X came from Ukraine. Musk on Monday said X had been deluged by a “massive...