Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-04-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: Hong Kong branch of Amnesty International
Affected country: China
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Hong Kong branch of human rights group Amnesty International reveal it was targeted by state-sponsored hackers in a cyberattack "consistent with those carried out by hostile groups linked to the Chinese government".