According to reports, to have an access on the computers on which Belgian telecom firm Belgacom works, UK Government Communications Headquarters Teams have used fake, malware-laden LinkedIn and Slashdot pages.
It normally looked like a normal Web page but were actually malware-laden clones, which infected workers’ PCs and gave GCHQ far-reaching access into their files, Der Spiegel said. It was made possible through a techniqu known as “Quantum Insert,” which let GCHQ spy on Belgacom and its subsidiary BICS.
However, Belgacom didn’t gave a direct reply for now, but earlier this year, it acknowledged a “digital intrusion” in the form of “an unknown virus in a number of units in our internal IT-system.” Company didn’t pointed towards anyone for the attack but said that “it is up to the Federal Prosecutor’s investigation to bring clarity on this.”