German MEP Daniel Freund announced on Wednesday that he had filed a criminal complaint against the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for a cyber attack. According to the DPA report, TASR reports this.
- MEP Daniel Freund filed a criminal complaint against Viktor Orbán.
- He described him as a possible caigner of a cyber attack on his facilities.
- The attack was reportedly carried out by Candir’s spyware.
- Freund criticizes the violation of democracy and the rule of law in Hungary.
- The aim is to prevent attacks using spy software.
Freund filed it in the West German city of Krefeld with the support of the Berlin non -profit human rights organization GFF. A politician in the European Parliament represents the German Green Party And he claims that hackers unsuccessfully tried to install Spyware last year.
The attack was reportedly carried out by Candir’s software, which is also used by the Hungarian authorities. Freund states that he has received an e-mail with a misleading software installation request where you just need to click on a manipulated link, writes DPA.
“According to IT experts from the European Parliament, the Hungarian government could be responsible for my interception,” said Freund. “Orbán despises democracy and rule of law,” he added, adding that “if the suspicion is confirmed, it would be an unheard of attack on the European Parliament.” No one in Europe should be concerned that he is monitoring it for the promotion of democratic values, he said.
The German MEP is known for the criticism of the Hungarian leader and corruption in Hungary, says DPA. According to Freund and GFF, the aim of the criminal complaint is to clarify and prevent attacks using spy software. “To a large extent, they interfere with the privacy of goals. They also violate information technology laws and telecommunications secret,” added.
