Security News > 2022 > December > Amnesty International Canada breached by suspected Chinese hackers

Amnesty International's Canadian branch has disclosed a security breach detected in early October and linked to a threat group likely sponsored by China.

"The investigation's preliminary results indicate that a digital security breach was perpetrated using tools and techniques associated with specific advanced persistent threat groups," Amnesty International Canada said.

"Forensic experts with leading international cyber-security firm Secureworks later established that 'a threat group sponsored or tasked by the Chinese state' was likely behind the attack."

The attack was linked to a suspected Chinese threat group based on the attackers' tactics, techniques, and procedures and the information they targeted, all consistent with Chinese state hackers' known behavior and tools.

"This case of cyberespionage speaks to the increasingly dangerous context which activists, journalists, and civil society alike must navigate today," Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada Ketty Nivyabandi said.

The attack comes as no surprise, given Amnesty International's reports and commentary on the Chinese government's ongoing abuse of human rights.

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