South Africa

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South Africa China Israel Democratic Republic Of Congo [+5] Ethiopia Kenya China Disinformation Campaigns Foreign Information Manipulation

African States Convene First Regional Forum on Foreign Information Manipulation

Dakar conference highlights China and Israel's disinformation activities across the continent
South Africa China Argentina Australia [+22] Bangladesh Brazil Canada Germany Indonesia Japan Malaysia Mexico Myanmar New Zealand Philippines Thailand United Kingdom United States China Cyber Espionage Infrastructure Attacks Communications Interception Persistent Network Infiltration Advanced Persistent Threat Operations Telecommunications Infiltration Wiretapping System Compromise

Chinese Salt Typhoon Campaign Breaches Over 200 Companies Across 80 Countries

MSS-linked hackers maintained years-long access to telecommunications infrastructure and law enforcement wiretapping systems
South Africa China Italy Thailand [+10] United Kingdom United States China Infrastructure Attacks Government Infiltration Persistent Network Infiltration Living-off-the-Land Exploitation Vulnerability Scanning Advanced Persistent Threat Operations Telecommunications Infiltration

Salt Typhoon Expands Campaign Against Telecom Infrastructure Across Five Nations

Chinese hackers target additional networks including US providers through Cisco router vulnerabilities
South Africa United Kingdom Other Technology Transfer [+1] Contractor Operations

British American Tobacco Operated Corporate Spy Ring Through South African Security Contractors

UK headquarters financed extensive surveillance and intelligence operations targeting competitors and regulatory officials
South Africa China Russia Ethiopia [+9] Mali Nigeria Sudan Russia Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Local Sentiment Weaponization Foreign Information Manipulation State Media Coordination

Africa Emerges as Primary Theater for State-Sponsored Disinformation During 2012-2013

Africa Center documents 23 transnational disinformation campaigns targeting the continent, predominantly operated by external state actors.
South Africa China China

Chinese Intelligence Conducts Armed Break-In at South African Nuclear Research Facility

Armed teams dispatched by People's Republic of China target Pelindaba nuclear research centre in unprecedented breach of African nuclear security
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