CCP Unmasked: Hacking Group Leaks Alleged Internal Files of Chinese Social Media Surveillance Firms


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A group of hackers that goes by the name CCP Unmasked, in reference to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), claimed they have breached into three Chinese social media monitoring companies and obtained internal files. The group released some of the accessed documents on Twitter but later its account was banned by the social media authorities. However, the authenticity of those leaked documents is yet to be confirmed. Hacked Chinese Companies Cybersecurity Reuters As per the hacking group, the files can expose the social media monitoring and disinformation campaigns that were conducted by three private companies—Hong Kong and Guangdong based 'Knowlesys,'...