Amnesty International Canada has said it was the target of a cyberattack sponsored by China.
According to the human rights organization, the breach was first detected on October 5 and forensic investigators and cybersecurity experts were hired by the organization to investigate.
Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, said the searches that occurred in their systems were particularly and solely connected to China, Hong Kong, and a few prominent Chinese activists. As a result of the hack, the organization was offline for almost three weeks.
The nature of the searches, the level of advancement and the use of specific tools that are distinctive of China-sponsored actors led U.S. cybersecurity firm, Secureworks, to infer that the attack was likely perpetrated by “a threat group sponsored or tasked by the Chinese state” despite the lack of attempts to monetize the access.
Nivyabandi, therefore, urged journalists and activists to upgrade their cybersecurity procedures.
He said: “As a group that promotes human rights around the world, we are well aware that we could be the target of state-sponsored efforts to obstruct or monitor our work. The safety and privacy of our activists, employees, donors, and stakeholders remain our top priority, and we will not be intimidated by these.
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