BERLIN: Deutsche Telekom said it had found no indication that the US National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s GCHQ had obtained access to its computer network, but said it was investigating the matter following a report in Der Spiegel magazine.
“We are looking into every indication of possible manipulations but have not yet found any hint of that in our investigations so far,” a Telekom spokesman said in a statement yesterday. “We’re working closely with IT specialists and have also contacted German security authorities. It would be completely unacceptable if a foreign intelligence agency were to gain access to our network.” he added.
Der Spiegel said it had seen information suggesting the NSA and GCHQ had gained access to the networks of Deutsche Telekom and smaller German provider Netcologne. Reuters
