Spying on former prez ‘unacceptable’: Mexico tells US
22 Oct 2013 6:06 AM IST
Mexico scolded the United States on Sunday over new allegations of spying after a German magazine reported that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had hacked Felipe Calderon’s public email account while he was president.
Weekly Der Spiegel said in May 2010, an NSA division known as ‘Tailored Access Operations’ reported it had gained access to then-president Calderon’s email account, and turned his office into a ‘lucrative’ source of information.
It said details of the alleged NSA hacking of Calderon’s account were contained in a document leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Snowden’s leaked information has prompted angry recriminations against Washington in Latin America, particularly Brazil.
According to Der Spiegel, the NSA succeeded in hacking a central server in the network of the Mexican presidency that was also used by other members of Calderon’s cabinet, yielding a trove of information on diplomatic and economic matters.
Weekly Der Spiegel said in May 2010, an NSA division known as ‘Tailored Access Operations’ reported it had gained access to then-president Calderon’s email account, and turned his office into a ‘lucrative’ source of information.
It said details of the alleged NSA hacking of Calderon’s account were contained in a document leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Snowden’s leaked information has prompted angry recriminations against Washington in Latin America, particularly Brazil.
According to Der Spiegel, the NSA succeeded in hacking a central server in the network of the Mexican presidency that was also used by other members of Calderon’s cabinet, yielding a trove of information on diplomatic and economic matters.
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