“Hacking groups in Myanmar operate with the silent consent and the infiltration of actors from [the military],” added Lundstrom, who has spent years monitoring Facebook and hacking forums where groups openly discuss and plan their next attacks. A new report suggests that Myanmar ’s military has targeted both the country ’s pro - democracy media outlets and the Thai Government . Swedish - based cyber security firm , Nordic Research Labs , conducted a three - year investigation into cyber attacks that targeted various Myanmarese media organisations ; it claims that the military , which at the time ruled the country , was involved in a series of attacks , specifically defacing media websites . Notably , the group also noticed a sharp rise in attacks during November 2015 ’s general elections , ultimately won by the main opposition party , National League for Democracy ( NLD ) . The roots of the group behind the attacks ( called the Union of Hacktivists ) have been traced to a secret military - operated network . Meanwhile , the Blink Hacker Group ( [UNK] ) , another similar group , is believed to have been involved in domestic attacks as well as those against Thailand .
A new report suggests that Myanmar ’s military has targeted both the country ’s pro - democracy media outlets and the Thai Government . Swedish - based cyber security firm , Nordic Research Labs , conducted a three - year investigation into cyber attacks that targeted various Myanmarese media organisations ; it claims that the military , which at the time ruled the country , was involved in a series of attacks , specifically defacing media websites . Notably , the group also noticed a sharp rise in attacks during November 2015 ’s general elections , ultimately won by the main opposition party , National League for Democracy ( NLD ) . The roots of the group behind the attacks ( called the Union of Hacktivists ) have been traced to a secret military - operated network . Meanwhile , the Blink Hacker Group ( [UNK] ) , another similar group , is believed to have been involved in domestic attacks as well as those against Thailand .