Cybersecurity
New Zealand Joins US, UK in Accusing China of Cyber Attacks
- Officials expressed concerns to Chinese embassy in Wellington
- Ambassador rejects ‘groundless and irresponsible accusations’
The New Zealand flag waves in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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New Zealand joined the US and UK in accusing China of sponsoring malicious cyber activity targeting democratic institutions, saying its parliamentary network was breached in 2021.
The Government Communications Security Bureau has established links between a People’s Republic of China state-sponsored actor and hacking activity targeting parliamentary entities, Judith Collins, the Minister Responsible for the GCSB, said in a statement Tuesday in Wellington.