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lightspy mobile malware — The mobile malware attacks come after activists in Hong Kong protested a controversial Chinese extradition law. (Getty Images)

Hong Kong targeted in new sweeping mobile malware campaign

Recent protests Hong Kong have been accompanied by surveillance and misinformation campaigns intended to clamp down on the activists.

Mar 27, 2020 By Shannon Vavra

Gen. Paul Nakasone, NSA, National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command, CYBERCOM — Gen. Paul Nakasone speaks at the Association of the U.S. Army’s “Hot Topics” forum in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept. 16, 2019. (DOD / Luc Dunn, courtesy of AUSA)

NSA director rebukes Beijing for ‘weaponizing’ disinformation in Hong Kong protests

Gen. Paul Nakasone says China's information warfare efforts are only meant to help the country exert authoritarian control.

Oct 9, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

APT 41 — APT41 in particular went after vulnerabilities in Citrix’s Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Cisco’s routers, and Zoho’s ManageEngine Desktop Central, according to FireEye. (Getty)

YouTube disables 210 channels spreading disinformation about Hong Kong

The case again highlights the challenges of mitigating state-sponsored information operations.

Aug 23, 2019 By Jeff Stone

Hong Kong protests — Pro-democracy demonstrators gather in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. (Flickr/Studio Incendo)

Twitter, Facebook scrub coordinated activity targeting Hong Kong demonstrations

Twitter also announced it would no longer accept advertising from state-controlled news media.

Aug 19, 2019 By Jeff Stone

Chinese state media bought Twitter ads to spread disinformation about Hong Kong protests

It's hardly the first time Twitter has been used to amplify questionable narratives.

Aug 19, 2019 By Jeff Stone