Suspected CCP Hackers Attacked Vatican, US Cybersecurity Firm Says

Suspected CCP Hackers Attacked Vatican, US Cybersecurity Firm Says
A general view of St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City, Vatican, on April 12, 2020. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images
Lily Zhou
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A hacker group allegedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party recently attacked the Vatican and other Catholic organizations, a new report says.

U.S. cybersecurity firm Insikt Group on July 28 published a report (pdf) on how RedDelta, a “Chinese-state sponsored threat activity group” targeted the Vatican, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, and other Catholic Church-related organizations from early May this year.