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Eight people are arrested in Hong Kong over cyberattacks against police as the city copes with the aftermath of anti-government protests

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Dissent

AFP and Tracy You report:

Hong Kong police said today they had arrested eight people for stealing and disclosing personal information of officers online as the city grapples with the aftermath of unprecedented anti-government protests that saw its parliament ransacked.

[…]

Six men and two women, aged 16-40, were arrested last night for allegedly ‘doxxing’ police officers, launching cyberattacks on police websites and inciting others to ‘commit damage’, Swalikh Mohammed of Hong Kong police told a press conference……

The alleged crimes ‘affected a large number of officers, resulting not only in nuisance but threats’, Mohammed said, adding that some officers and their family members received death threats. He did not offer further details.

Read more on The Daily Mail.

 


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