The Canadian branch of global non-governmental human rights organization Amnesty International suffered a recent cyberattack that was apparently orchestrated by a Chinese state-sponsored attacker.
In a press release(opens in new tab), Amnesty International Canada said it spotted “suspicious activity” on its IT infrastructure on October 5 2022. As soon as the activity was observed, the organization brought in “a highly skilled team of forensic investigators and cyber security experts” to investigate, and secure the systems.