Exclusive-Suspected Chinese hackers stole camera footage from African Union - memo
The African Union’s (AU) technology staffers discovered that a group of suspected Chinese hackers had rigged a cluster of servers in the basement of an administrative annex to quietly siphon surveillance videos from across the AU’s sprawling campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.
The security breach was carried out by a Chinese hacking group nicknamed “Bronze President,” according to a five-page internal memo reviewed by Reuters. It said the affected cameras covered “AU offices, parking areas, corridors, and meeting rooms.” Bronze President operated from China and had been detected in espionage campaigns targeting China’s neighbors, including Mongolia and India.
Some American and European officials have voiced concern as Beijing has stepped in to meet the AU’s needs - part of an Africa-wide shift that has seen China become the continent’s top creditor.
Chinese workers built the AU’s showpiece new conference center in 2012 and Chinese technicians still help maintain the organization’s digital infrastructure.
Source: Reuters #Dec16
https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-african-union-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-suspected-chinese-hackers-stole-camera-footage-from-african-union-memo-idUKKBN28Q1EB?edition-redirect=uk
#AfricanUnion #AU #China #BronzePresident #Chinahecker
The African Union’s (AU) technology staffers discovered that a group of suspected Chinese hackers had rigged a cluster of servers in the basement of an administrative annex to quietly siphon surveillance videos from across the AU’s sprawling campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.
The security breach was carried out by a Chinese hacking group nicknamed “Bronze President,” according to a five-page internal memo reviewed by Reuters. It said the affected cameras covered “AU offices, parking areas, corridors, and meeting rooms.” Bronze President operated from China and had been detected in espionage campaigns targeting China’s neighbors, including Mongolia and India.
Some American and European officials have voiced concern as Beijing has stepped in to meet the AU’s needs - part of an Africa-wide shift that has seen China become the continent’s top creditor.
Chinese workers built the AU’s showpiece new conference center in 2012 and Chinese technicians still help maintain the organization’s digital infrastructure.
Source: Reuters #Dec16
https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-african-union-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-suspected-chinese-hackers-stole-camera-footage-from-african-union-memo-idUKKBN28Q1EB?edition-redirect=uk
#AfricanUnion #AU #China #BronzePresident #Chinahecker
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Exclusive-Suspected Chinese hackers stole camera footage from African Union - memo
As diplomats gathered at the African Union's headquarters earlier this year to prepare for its annual leaders' summit, employees of the international organization made a disturbing discovery.