China-linked hackers targeted Fiji organization, US embassy warns

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover China-linked hackers targeted Fiji organization, US embassy warns?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is China-linked hackers targeted Fiji organization, US embassy warns left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of China-linked hackers targeted Fiji organization, US embassy warns biased?

China-linked hackers targeted Fiji organization, US embassy warns is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting China-linked hackers targeted Fiji organization, US embassy warns?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered China-linked hackers targeted Fiji organization, US embassy warns?

11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What happened in Fiji?

Hackers with links to China compromised a regional organisation in Fiji between July and August. The US embassy in Fiji issued a warning that governments and telecommunication networks in the region were also being targeted.

Which organisation was hacked?

The US embassy identified the target as a regional organisation in Suva, Fiji, but did not name it. The Pacific Islands Forum has stated that it was not the organisation that had been hacked.

What was China's response?

China's foreign ministry stated it was not aware of the case but firmly opposes hacking activities and cracks down on them in accordance with the law. A spokesperson also stated opposition to using cybersecurity issues to smear China.