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Chinese Cyberattack Targets Telegram, Messaging App Used by Hong Kong Protesters

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Chinese Cyberattack Targets Telegram, Messaging App Used by Hong Kong Protesters
A protester makes a gesture during a protest on June 12, 2019 in Hong Kong China. Large crowds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong as the city braced for another mass rally in a show of strength against the government over a divisive plan to allow extraditions to China. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
Cathy He
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The chief executive of Telegram, a popular messaging app that offers encryption services, said on June 13 that the company experienced a massive hack originating from China.

The cyber attacks coincided with large-scale protests in Hong Kong against a proposed extradition bill that would allow individuals to be transferred to mainland China for trial.

Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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