A Chinese hacking group has been targeting opposition MPs, political institutions, non-governmental groups and media in Cambodia in the run-up to the country’s national elections, a US cyber security company said.
FireEye said that a cyber-espionage operation called TEMP. Periscope, linked to a server based on China’s Hainan island, was using a range of hacking tools to gain access to Cambodian individuals’ and institutions’ computer accounts ahead of the July 29 poll.
The Silicon Valley-based company said TEMP. Periscope’s activity pointed to “extensive interest in Cambodia’s politics, with active compromises of multiple Cambodian entities related to the country’s electoral system”.