Russian hackers could target the EU elections (Image: GETTY )
Senior Brussels chiefs fear Russian-based organisations will attempt to sway the vote of the 27-member states for new European Parliament MPs by spreading fake news and hacking in to institutions. One diplomat told the Financial Times: “We know that they are already attempting to make mischief and, in turn, we are preparing for it.” EU’s security commissioner, Julian King, told French newspaper Alsace: “There’s a strong likelihood that people will try to manipulate the debates and falsify the European election results.”
Ahead of May’s European Parliament vote, which decides the MEPs for the next five years, new alliances are being formed among Eurosceptics in Brussels.
This has prompted senior security officials to prepare for attempts by Russian hackers looking to potentially deepen divisions in the
