#Newspaper

Taiwan government database leaked on dark web

//It was reported on Friday (May 29) that a government database of more than 20 million Taiwanese citizens was leaked on the dark web.

//It is unusual for an entire nation’s database to be leaked, Cyble reported.

//The data is from the Ministry of the Interior’s Department of Household Registration.

//According to its website, Cyble is a US-based cyber threat intelligence company that strives to provide organizations with real-time views of their supply chain cyber threats and risks.

Full Article: Taiwannews, (30-May)
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3942167

#Taiwan #database #CyberThreat #Government

#OpinionArticle

400 thousand DNA automatically send to China;
Infamous Xinjiang Facial recognition program may come true.

(14 Jul) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced to prioritize Wuhan pneumonia test for 400 thousand high-risk workers in elderly residential care homes, catering industry, property management and taxi drivers. Two companies from Shenzhen, China will conduct these tests.

Current Wuhan pneumonia test uses saliva samples by swabbing saliva from the throat. Saliva can be used for virus testing, but also provide DNA information. Worst case scenario, 400 thousand Hongkongers’ DNA data may automatically send to China. After the implement of National Security Law (NSL), the Hong Kong government and the Chinese Community Party (CCP) extracted DNA of arrestees who were not accused of NSL. Today, it was obvious to appoint Chinese testing companies conducting Wuhan pneumonia test for Hongkongers. The intention is clearly to develop “Hongkongers’ DNA database” and enhance the surveillance in Hong Kong.

Last year, “New York Times” disclosed CCP collected large amount of blood samples from Uyghurs in East Turkestan (Xinjiang) and extracted their DNA. CCP cover it's intention with an excuse as regular body check, but the truth is to extract Uyghurs DNA for its facial recognition program in reality. This information imported to the CCP surveillance system and cooperated with facial recognition technology. It strengthens surveillance of dissenters and Uyghur.

Today, the Hong Kong government sends Hongkongers DNA to China on the ground of public health. It is an open secret. In the past, Hongkongers always said “Xinjiang today. Hong Kong tomorrow” and urged Hongkongers came out to fight for freedom. But, sorry, “Hong Kong today has become Xinjiang”.

Source: Fergus Leung's Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

#DNA #database #xinjiang #Uyghurs #FacialRecognition #surveillance #Coronavirus

China harvests masses of data on Western targets to fight the Public Opinion War. Central Propaganda Department staff: To Help understand the anti-China network

The US "Washington Post" published an investigative report on Friday December 31, finding that China began to expand online monitoring and censorship overseas at least two years ago. The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and other mainland government departments invite bids from official media and enterprises to build a monitoring system and user profile database to track the information dynamics of Western social media such as Twitter and Facebook in real time, targeting important figures in Western political and business media. The focus includes Hong Kong, Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Sino-US relations. When negative reports and public opinion trends against China, officials will be automatically warned. Some mainland public opinion analysts said that this move is to help Beijing understand foreign anti-China forces in order to fight public opinion wars, but American think tank scholars warned that overseas Chinese will be at risk for everyone’s activities on social media.

Source: MingPao #Jan02

https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e5%9c%8b%e9%9a%9b/article/20220102/s00014/1641059721108

#China #Monitoring #Database #Twitter #Facebook #HongKong #Taiwan #Xinjiang