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They reveal, in detail, methods Chinese authorities used to surveil dissidents overseas, hack other nations and promote pro-Beijing narratives

Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and other parts of its government — a trove that catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners. Among the apparent targets of tools provided…

CHINESE police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and other parts of its government — a trove that catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners.

Economic problems in China and rampant corruption there often mean that money intended for the contractors is siphoned off, meaning that contractors have stepped up illegal activity, hacking for hire and ransomware, which has made them targets for retaliation and exposed other issues

Leaked documents show Chinese contractor I-Soon developed hacking tools targeting iPhones, Macs, Android devices and Windows PCs.

Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to China’s top policing agency and other parts of its government. It's a trove that reveals and catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners. Among the apparent targets of tools provided by the impacted company, I-Soon, are ethnicities and dissidents in parts of China that have seen significant anti-government protests...

The dump, which analysts consider highly significant even if it does not reveal any especially novel or potent tools, includes hundreds of pages of contracts, marketing presentations, product manuals, and client and employee lists.

The trove catalogues apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners.

AP – Chinese police are investigating an unauthorised and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and other parts of its government — a trove that catalogues apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners. Among the apparent targets of […]

Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top pol