DHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Buffeted by persistent cyberattacks, Tibetan monks are giving new meaning to their ancient creed: Detach from attachments. “Attachment can lead you to all sort of trouble and we Buddhists believe that non-attachment alone can lead you to happiness,” 30-year-old monk Jamyang Palden told The Associated Press at a cafe in the...
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Hacker-Hit Tibetan Monks ‘Detach From Attachments’
Buffeted by persistent cyber-attacks, Tibetan monks are giving new meaning to their ancient creed: Detach from attachments.”Attachment can lead you to all sort of trouble and we Buddhists believe that non-attachment alone can lead you to happiness,” 30-year-old monk Jamyang Palden told The Associated Press at a cafe in the Indian hill town of Dharamsala,...
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Chinese hackers target human rights groups, Citizen Lab says
All 10 groups compromised during 4-year study period The Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre’s report said the “apparent objective” of the hacking is the theft of intellectual property and trade secrets. (iStock) Buffetted by persistent cyberattacks, Tibetan monks are giving new meaning to their ancient creed: Detach from attachments. “Attachment can lead you to all sort...
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Tibet Action Institute Discusses Cyber Security and Safety
VOA Tibetan's Kunleng discusses how to maximize security and safety on your computer, online, and on your smartphone.
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Tibet: A Nonviolent History of War
The history of armed resistance has been controversial for Tibet’s nonviolent narrative.
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Fake Twitter Accounts From China Propagandists:
Kunleng discusses UK based Free Tibet’s findings on the fake Twitter accounts that promote Beijing’s line on Tibet and that reflect near identical stands on a range of Tibet related issues to the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda machinery. Guests: Dechen Pemba, Editor, High Peaks Pure Earth, and Lobsang Gyatso Sither, Security Trainer, Tibetan Action Institute....
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How China Keeps Tabs on Tibetan Exiles
All the phones started ringing at once, she remembers: Beep-beep, chimes, brrring! About 20 people in a room in San Francisco were getting calls, often, it turned out, from the person sitting right next to them. “Hello?” The room erupted. “Hello? Hello?” Strange voices then came from some of the phones, men with Chinese accents talking nonsense...
