The University of Toronto ’s Citizen Lab group has reported that a number of high - profile Chinese - language web sites that are blocked in China have been targeted by sabotage , phishing and reconnaissance attacks . China Digital Times alerted Citizen Lab to the attack , which affected the former for 20 days , but appeared to be ineffective . The threat was linked to campaigns aimed at Tibetan radio stations and Thai government organisations , raising questions about whether the same group was involved , though the strongest theory is that unconnected actors deploying some shared resources were behind the attack . Citizen Lab noted that all the websites targeted produce content critical of the Chinese government .
The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab group has reported that a number of high-profile Chinese-language news sites that are blocked in China have been targeted by malware, phishing and reconnaissance attacks. China Digital Times alerted Citizen Lab to the attack, which affected the former for 20 days, but appeared to be ineffective. The threat was linked to campaigns aimed at Tibetan radio stations and Thai government organisations, sparking questions about whether the same group was involved, though the strongest theory is that unconnected actors deploying some shared resources were behind the attack. Citizen Lab noted that all the agencies targeted produce content critical of the Chinese government.