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EC: A More Robust EU Cyber Agency Needed to Fight Election Hacking

"They can target our democratic institutions and can be used with other tools, such as propaganda and fake news, in hybrid attacks," the EC’s security chief warned on Tuesday in Brussels. Julian King, speaking ahead...

by LibertiesEU

"They can target our democratic institutions and can be used with other tools, such as propaganda and fake news, in hybrid attacks," the EC’s security chief warned on Tuesday in Brussels. Julian King, speaking ahead of the German election on Sunday, warned that a more robust EU cyber agency could help member states defend their elections against "hybrid attacks". As a positive example he praised Finland's new "centre of excellence" on hybrid warfare, designed to help EU countries fight novel assaults.

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