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Home | ALL NEWS | WORLD | Hacking Group is Targeting Vietnam’s Democracy Activists

Hacking Group is Targeting Vietnam’s Democracy Activists

February 25, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Deutsche Welle had this story:

Global human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Wednesday that Ocean Lotus, a group with ties to the Vietnamese government, has been involved in hacking attacks targeting activists and an NGO.

The accusations highlight how authorities could resort to unlawful digital surveillance to keep tabs on activists and government critics. 

Who was targeted?

The suspected attacks took place between 2018 and November 2020. They targeted two prominent Vietnamese human rights defenders, one of whom lives in Germany, and a Vietnamese NGO based in the Philippines, Amnesty said.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Political Dissidents, Spying and Privacy, Vietnam

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