The Local Austria 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 Austria's Foreign Ministry hit by 'serious cyber attack' Austria's foreign ministry is facing a "serious cyber attack", it said late on Saturday, warning another country could be responsible. https://www.thelocal.at/20200105/austrias-foreign-ministry-hit-by-serious-cyber-attack Sun, 05 Jan 2020 08:44:11 +0100 austrias-foreign-ministry-hit-by-serious-cyber-attack Austria shelves German spy probe after running out of leads Austrian prosecutors confirmed Friday that they had shelved an investigation into allegations that Germany's BND secret service had systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory. https://www.thelocal.at/20190817/austria-shelves-probe-into-germany-spying Sat, 17 Aug 2019 10:47:17 +0200 austria-shelves-probe-into-germany-spying Austrian MP has evidence of Turkish surveillance abroad Austrian Greens MP Peter Pilz has said that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “should be investigated by the Austrian state prosecutor”, as he has ordered Turkish diplomatic offices around the world to spy on organizations loyal to a Muslim cleric who Turkey believes was behind last year's coup attempt. https://www.thelocal.at/20170215/austrian-politican-has-evidence-of-turkish-surveillance Wed, 15 Feb 2017 13:10:39 +0100 austrian-politican-has-evidence-of-turkish-surveillance New spy agencies would have vast powers Austria’s parliament is due to vote next month on whether to create ten new surveillance agencies with wide-ranging powers to spy on organisations and individuals. https://www.thelocal.at/20150911/austrian-new-spy-agencies-would-have-vast-powers Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:20:24 +0200 austrian-new-spy-agencies-would-have-vast-powers Germany 'spied on Austrian internet traffic' 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 British embassy has 'listening post' in Vienna 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 NSA 'could be spying on UN' in Vienna 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 Austrian ex-soldier arrested in Libya A former elite Austrian army soldier is reported to have been arrested in Libya under suspicion of spying, and released after two and a half weeks after diplomatic intervention from Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140714/austrian-ex-soldier-arrested-in-libya Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:22:24 +0200 austrian-ex-soldier-arrested-in-libya