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Hackers target Scott Morrison's Chinese social media account

January 23, 2022
Source: 9news.com.au 9news.com.au
News Snapshot:
Mr Morrison's WeChat account, which has 76,000 followers, is the federal government's main tool for communicating with Chinese Australians. But the account has been renamed 'Australian Chinese new life' and its description changed to "provide life information for overseas Chinese in Australia". The Prime Minister's Office has been trying to contact the the Chinese-owned app to regain access to the account. WeChat is regularly monitored and censored by the ruling Chinese Communist Party. The incident prompted calls today for politicians to boycott the app. Senator James Paterson, Chair of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence, told 2GB radio it's "very...
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