GCHQ and allied countries express concerns over growing links between Russian intelligence services and proxy groups conducting cyber-attacks, physical surveillance, and sabotage. Canada and allies warn of state-sponsored cyberthreats to civil society, highlighting high risks for non-profits, advocacy groups, journalists, and human rights activists. GCHQ issues a warning that Chinese and Russian spies will target MP candidates at elections, prompting a joint advisory from the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Estonia, and Finland about the increasing targeting of non-profit and advocacy groups, journalists, and human rights activists by countries like Russia and China. GCHQ takes measures to protect politicians and election candidates from cyber-attacks.
GCHQ to protect politicians and election candidate’s from cyber-attacks https://t.co/YGhkLc0VDs
“joint advisory” from US, UK, Canada, Japan, Estonia and Finland “says countries like Russia and China are increasingly targeting non-profit and advocacy groups, as well as journalists and human rights activists.” https://t.co/koZuRiIkWD https://t.co/ZwK98Grv0F
🚨BREAKING: Chinese and Russian spies will target MP candidates at election, warns GCHQ https://t.co/CFf5mNUIS4
Non-profits, advocacy groups and other members of civil society face a "high risk" of cyberattacks from hackers backed by countries like Russia and China, Canada and other allies warn. READ MORE: https://t.co/sX9eIG0B8F https://t.co/sX9eIG0B8F
‘High risk’: Canada, allies warn of state-sponsored cyberthreats to civil society https://t.co/HUyPsDgzq8 https://t.co/BD59QLTWYG
GCHQ is "“increasingly concerned about growing links between the Russian intelligence services and proxy groups to conduct cyber-attacks – as well as suspected physical surveillance and sabotage operations”: https://t.co/4KYHIhKOZm