Exiled Tibetan Leaders Decry Malware Attack
A series of computer viruses — some of which can literally eavesdrop on victims by turning on webcams and microphones automatically — appears to be targeting Tibet’s government-in-exile, based in India. Evidence points to China as the main source of the attack, though no smoking gun has been found.
Tibet’s government-in-exile denounced a cyber-spy network last week for hacking into the organization’s computers, while a scholar said the sophisticated operation may have helped identify those inside Tibet who speak to exile groups.
The exiled Tibetans were commenting on reports by a Canadian research group that the network, based mainly in China, hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles.
