New Zealand follows UK in accusing China of hacking its parliament
New Zealand on Tuesday said hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored cyber attack on its parliament in 2021.
The New Zealand government said its communications security bureau (GCSB) had established links between the Chinese state-sponsored actor Advanced Persistent Threat 40 (APT40) and malicious cyber activity targeting parliamentary services and the parliamentary counsel office.
The revelation comes just a day after Britain and the US announced sanctions against alleged China-based hackers for targeting the UK's election watchdog, members of parliament, American officials, journalists, and pro-democracy activists. New Zealand said it had raised concerns with the Chinese government but stopped short of imposing sanctions on the alleged hackers, largely due to Beijing being one of its biggest trade partners.
