The European Parliament has disabled its public Wi-Fi after hackers targeted communications between the network and personal smartphones.
According to statements, some personal email accounts of members of the European Parliament may have been compromised. Those affected have been notified and asked to change their passwords.
MEPs have been instructed to contact the European Parliament's ITEC Service Desk to install digital certificates. The certificates will allow them to connect to the private Wi-Fi network, which remains available while the incident is being investigated.
The European Parliament will put in place additional measures to secure communications. In the meantime, MEPs are urged to change their passwords as soon as possible.
They are also instructed not to accept connections via the organization's public Wi-Fi and to avoid connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi networks in hotels, airports and train stations.
