In April 2026, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a new investigation detailing what it described as a large-scale digital counteroffensive launched after publication of its “China Targets” series a year earlier. According to the investigation, cyber actors linked to China impersonated ICIJ journalists and supposed whistleblowers while using phishing emails, fake websites, and social engineering tactics to target journalists, Taiwanese political figures, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kong activists, and others.
The campaign sought to obtain sensitive information and, according to researchers, represents an increasingly sophisticated form of transnational repression. The attacks are being viewed as retaliation for investigative reporting into Beijing’s efforts to pursue critics and dissidents overseas.
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