Cybersecurity
China’s Project 912 Used Social Media to Target Dissidents (1)
Group of police officers tasked with sowing discord over George Floyd, Covid origins, South China Sea
A Chinese flag in front of residential buildings in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.
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The Chinese government has a team of police officers who create fake social accounts to harass dissidents and other critics outside of its borders, according to US prosecutors.
The group, known as the “912 Special Project Working Group,” has been particularly active in recent years, according to the Justice Department.