Amnesty International Canada

Amnesty International Canada

The Canadian branch of Amnesty International fell target to a sophisticated cyber-security breach.

The attack originated in China and showed signs of being the work of what's known as an advanced persistent-threat group (APT).

The hackers also tried to obtain a list of Amnesty's contacts and monitor its plans.

Amnesty established covert surveillance of the operating system of Amnesty's network.

The investigation revealed that Beijing — or a group affiliated with the Chinese government was responsible for the breach and the attack was a result of relations between Canada and China remaining frosty on several fronts.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/amnesty-international-canada-cyber-attack-china-1.6674788

"id": "AMN223461222",
"linkid": "amnesty-international-canada",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "9",
"explanation": "Attack that could bring to a war"
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