"Amnesty International Canada Says It Was Hacked by Beijing"

The Canadian branch of Amnesty International recently announced that it was the target of a cyberattack sponsored by China.  The human rights organization said it first detected the breach on October 5th and hired forensic investigators and cybersecurity experts to investigate.  Amnesty International stated that the searches in their systems were specifically and solely related to China and Hong Kong, as well as a few prominent Chinese activists.  The hack left the organization offline for nearly three weeks.  U.S. cybersecurity firm Secureworks stated that there was no attempt to monetize the access, and “a threat group sponsored or tasked by the Chinese state” was likely behind the attack because of the nature of the searches, the level of sophistication, and the use of specific tools that are distinctive of China-sponsored actors.  In August, the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future listed Amnesty and the International Federation for Human Rights among organizations that Chinese hackers were targeting through password-stealing schemes designed to harvest credentials. 

SecurityWeek reports: "Amnesty International Canada Says It Was Hacked by Beijing"