Chinese firm tracking influential Indians also harvested data of over 50,000 Americans
A Chinese company that has been monitoring over 10,000 Indian individuals and organisations, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has also reportedly amassed the personal details of more than 35,000 Australians and at least 50,000 Americans as part of a giant global database targeting influential figures. An investigation by The Indian Express has revealed that Zhenhua Data Information Technology Co. Limited, a company with links to the Chinese government, and the Chinese Communist Party, is monitoring over 10,000 Indian individuals and organisations in its global database of “foreign targets.” The range of targets in India identified and monitored in real-time by Zhenhua Data Information Technology Co. Limited is sweeping — in both breadth and depth, as per the data shared by a source with news organisations including The Indian Express, The Australian Financial Review, Italy’s Il Foglio, and The Daily Telegraph, London. According to a report by the Washington Post, officers in the US Navy and other military installations, profiles and family maps of foreign leaders, are under the radar of the company. In Australia, data related to over 35,000 Australians have been leaked from the company. Information collected includes dates of birth, addresses, marital status, along with photographs, political associations, relatives and social media IDs. Read the full article