A source close to the matter revealed a confidential report by Belgian investigators was submitted to the office of Justice Minister Koen Geens that details how British intelligence services hacked Belgacom at the request of the U.S., AFP reports. Belgacom, Belgium's state-owned telecom company, handles phone and data traffic in Africa and the Middle East, in addition to European customers. The discovery is the latest to come from revelations made by Edward Snowden in 2013 and will now be examined by Belgium’s National Security Council. While both the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the cabinet of Minister Geens refused to comment, Belgium’s then-prime minister in 2013, Elio di Rupo, had said “the appropriate steps” would be taken if “high-level involvement” of a foreign country was uncovered.
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