- Journalists say espionage from Beijing has become normal
- Spies posed as Tibet government, sending malicious emails
Alleged Chinese state-sponsored hackers are behind a barrage of emails that aim to collect intelligence from a range of targets in Tibet, including pro-independence political party and a prominent media organization, according to findings provided exclusively to Bloomberg News.
The hacking group known as TA413 uses phishing emails and customized malicious software to collect intelligence likely on behalf of the Chinese government, according to Recorded Future Inc., a Massachusetts-based cybersecurity firm.
Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a Sophos security technology to target Tibetan entities including the Tibet Times, a newspaper that’s operated in exile since 1996, the Tibetan Youth Congress and the Tibetan National Congress, according to research published Thursday.
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