"Leaked Files Expose China's Global Hacking Operations"

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"Leaked Files Expose China's Global Hacking Operations"
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Leaked documents from a Chinese security firm, I-Soon, have revealed an extensive eight-year effort to hack foreign governments and telecommunications firms in Asia, as well as targets of China's domestic surveillance apparatus. The files also showed a campaign to monitor ethnic minorities in China and online gambling companies. The documents, which appear to be authentic, shed light on the secretive world of China's state-backed hackers for hire, indicating collaboration between Chinese law enforcement, the Ministry of State Security, the People's Liberation Army, and private-sector talent in a global hacking campaign.

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