We investigate a coordinated network of inauthentic X accounts that is spreading AI-generated content to induce revolt in Iran. The network has been active since 2023, but increased activity during the Iran-Israel conflict in June 2025.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order approving a deal that allows U.S. businesspeople to acquire ownership of TikTok.

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 4: Hackers tied to China carried out two cyber espionage campaigns targeting the Tibetan community in the weeks leading up to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on July 6, 2025, according to new...

It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 30th July: In a concerning development, cybersecurity experts have revealed that the People's Republic of China(PRC) is now using advanced cellular network attacks to monitor and intimidate high-ranking Tibetan leaders in exile.

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 28: The Tibetan Computer Emergency Readiness Team (TibCERT) has uncovered the first known cell-phone network-level cyberattack targeting a high-ranking Tibetan leader in exile. The incident, detailed in a report released on July 28, marks a...

Chinese hackers deploy fake Dalai Lama birthday apps to spy on Tibetan community using Gh0st RAT and PhantomNet malware in two cyberattacks.

On March 14, 2025, we were contacted with a request from a high-level Tibetan functionary, who reported receiving multiple abnormal roaming messages from his cellular provider stating “Welcome to China”.

The Tibetan community has been targeted by a China-nexus cyber espionage group as part of two campaigns conducted last month ahead of the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday on July 6, 2025. The multi-stage attacks have been codenamed Operation GhostChat...

China-linked hack.ers use Tibetan-themed lures to deploy malware, exploiting key events and evading detection with advanced techniques.

On June 9, join the Citizen Lab’s Emile Dirks to discuss China’s influence, interference, and repression in Canada.

Tens of millions of internet users in China’s Henan denied access to five times more websites than usualChina’s authorities appear to have implemented an enhanced version of the country’s internet censorship regime in the central province of Henan, subjecting...

Our investigation of a spearphishing campaign that targeted senior members of the World Uyghur Congress in March 2025 reveals a highly-customized attack delivery method. The ruse used by attackers replicates a pattern in which threat actors weaponize software and...

This article highlights the ongoing threat of spyware targeting Tibetan communities through spoofed mobile apps. It breaks down how tools like BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE operate, which apps have been weaponized, and how users can spot and respond to potential...

Naïve Buddhists in democratic countries believe they are conducting genuine inter-Buddhist dialogue with a group that exists to advance CCP interests. The post China Buddhist Association: A Trojan Horse of Chinese Propaganda first appeared on Bitter Winter.

(TibetanReview.net, Apr17’25) – China is greatly strengthening the digital offensive capability of its police force in Tibet, with a state-owned digital forensics firm providing an offensive cyber operations training environment and digital forensic laboratory to the Tibet Police College...

The digital forensics company known as Meiya Pico won a contract in mid-2023 to build two labs at the Tibet Police College: one on offensive and defensive cyber techniques and the other on electronic evidence collection and analysis.

A sustained, coordinated social media harassment and doxxing campaign – which we codenamed JUICYJAM – targeting the pro-democracy movement in Thailand has run uninterrupted, and unchallenged, since at least August 2020. Through our analysis of public social media posts...

Dozens of people in Tibet have been arrested by Chinese authorities in recent years for "simply using a cellphone," according to the nonprofit Human Rights Watch.

Discover the rising popularity of RedNote, often dubbed 'China's Instagram,' and the critical user safety concerns surrounding its data handling, potential government influence, and censorship practices.

Western agencies warn China uses spyware to target Taiwan, Tibet activists via malware apps, posing risks to human rights defenders and journalists.

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 10: Global cybersecurity agencies have issued a joint advisory warning about sophisticated spyware targeting individuals and communities connected to Tibet, Taiwan, East Turkestan and Falun Gong. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), in collaboration with...

Western intelligence agencies on Tuesday warned of an increasing threat from Beijing’s security services to use malicious mobile phone applications to surveil Taiwanese independence activists, Tibetan rights advocates and others opposed by the Chinese government.

The National Cyber Security Centre of the UK and various international organizations focused on cybersecurity and intelligence announced on Wednesday that hackers are using two types of previously recognized spyware to monitor Uyghur, Tibetan, and Taiwanese individuals as well...

An advisory issued late on Tuesday warned of 'the growing threat' posed by malicious surveillance software deployed by a Chengdu-based contractor reported to have ties to China’s Ministry of Public Security. The advisory was signed by cybersecurity agencies in...