https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Iran has asked Austria's government to take immediate measures to protect the cyber security of nuclear talks, media reported Saturday after reports emerged of suspected espionage at negotiation venues. https://www.thelocal.at/20150613/iran-asks-austria-to-secure-nuclear-talks Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:14:26 +0200 iran-asks-austria-to-secure-nuclear-talks Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spoken about the grounding of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane in Austria during the hunt for National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013. https://www.thelocal.at/20150529/the-story-of-the-plane-forced-to-land-in-austria-during-snowden-manhunt Fri, 29 May 2015 15:59:13 +0200 the-story-of-the-plane-forced-to-land-in-austria-during-snowden-manhunt Austrian politician Peter Pilz (Greens) has accused the German secret service (BND) and telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom of intercepting internet traffic to Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, among others. https://www.thelocal.at/20150520/germany-spied-on-austrian-internet-traffic Wed, 20 May 2015 13:10:12 +0200 germany-spied-on-austrian-internet-traffic Britain is operating a secret embassy-based eavesdropping site in Vienna, according to a report on the ORF. https://www.thelocal.at/20150511/eavesdropping-site-discovered-at-british-embassy Mon, 11 May 2015 12:55:04 +0200 eavesdropping-site-discovered-at-british-embassy A widening scandal over claims Germany helped the US spy on European targets triggered tensions in Angela Merkel's coalition on Tuesday, which analysts said could potentially prove dangerous for the "untouchable" chancellor. https://www.thelocal.at/20150505/spy-claims-expose-cracks-in-merkels-coalition Tue, 05 May 2015 22:21:46 +0200 spy-claims-expose-cracks-in-merkels-coalition Germany's Bild newspaper reported Sunday that the US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Austria using the help of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND). https://www.thelocal.at/20150504/germany-spied-on-austria-for-nsa Mon, 04 May 2015 13:15:00 +0200 germany-spied-on-austria-for-nsa Austrian Sim cards will have been affected by an alleged hack by US and British intelligence agencies in order to facilitate eavesdropping on mobiles, the security spokesman for Austria’s Green Party says. https://www.thelocal.at/20150223/13-million-sim-cards-in-austria-hacked Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:14:00 +0100 13-million-sim-cards-in-austria-hacked Photos have emerged that suggest that the NSA - the US intelligence service - has a monitoring station in Vienna used for listening in on what’s happening at the UN complex. https://www.thelocal.at/20140923/nsa-could-be-spying-on-un-in-vienna Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:53:22 +0200 nsa-could-be-spying-on-un-in-vienna The U.S. intelligence gathering body the National Security Agency (NSA) may have used Austrian networks "to map the internet", including those of Telecom Austria (TA) and the University of Vienna. https://www.thelocal.at/20140917/nsa-using-austrian-networks Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:05:00 +0200 nsa-using-austrian-networks