Ecuadorean President Correa’s computers hacked, blamed on US spy agencies.President Correa on Twitter
President Correa on Twitter
President Correa took to Twitter to vent his anger with a series of tweets blaming the US government for the hack attacks.
— Rafael Correa (@MashiRafael) November 22, 2014 He accused the US of “systematic, high-tech” cyber-attacks on his private internet accounts and computers which according to him were was traced back to American servers.
— Rafael Correa (@MashiRafael) November 22, 2014 Though President Correa gave very few details in the Twitter posts except the fact that they were systematic attacks with high technology and very huge resources, the Latin media was more forthcoming on this issue. Telesur said that the attacks carried on throughout all of last Thursday, November 20, and that they are an American effort. Another paper which carries President weekly broadcast called Citizen Link no.399 stated, According to the ANDES news agency, 99 percent of the Latin American state’s internal and external communication travels through computer infrastructure housed in the US. This concern was voiced by the country’s adviser to the Foreign Ministry at the Second Meeting on Comprehensive Security in the capital, Quito. United States has so far not commented on the President Correa’s allegations.
