journalists, and HRDs have been doxed since the
coup, usually over Telegram, TikTok, and
Facebook.338 Women have faced various forms of
sexual violence including nonconsensual sharing of
sexually explicit images and of doctored images.339
Online journalists, HRDs, and political activists
reported intimidation, threats of violence, and
torture prior to the coup, although to a significantly
lesser degree. In one opinion survey published in
May 2020, most journalists reported that they
believed violence against members of the media had
increased compared with the previous year.340
Journalists reporting on the Rohingya crisis or
covering the Rakhine State and Shan State conflicts
risked violence in recent years.341 During the trial of
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo,
defense lawyers informed the court that the
journalists were tortured in detention.342 In July
2018, Kyaw Soe Oo told the court that he was
subjected to sleep deprivation and forced to kneel
for hours while he was interrogated.343 He also said
that authorities covered his head with a black hood.
HRDs also faced intimidation and violence prior to
the coup. The scale and volume of threats against
HRDs, all of whom used the internet as their
principal tool for advocacy, varied depending on the
issue they focused on in their work. Pro-Rohingya
and peace activists reported high levels of
intimidation via direct and indirect messages and
comments online.344 Allegations of torture were
also made against police, prison guards, and border
guards by student activists,345 monks,346 and
others.347 Women reported regular gender-based
intimidation and threats of violence online.348
Common harassment tactics included cyberstalking,
phishing, doxing, hacking, and attempts to cast
doubt on women’s credibility, integrity, and
character. Many were intimidated through doctored
sexual or intimate images, which were sometimes
used in extortion attempts.
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C8: Are websites, governmental and private entities, service providers, or individual users subject to widespread
hacking and other forms of cyberattack? (0–3 points)
Websites, Facebook accounts, and email services
have been subjected to technical attacks in
Myanmar.
HRDs, journalists, and political activists continued
to report regular, often weekly, attempts to hack
their devices, email, and social media accounts after
the February 2021 coup.349 Advanced espionage
malware, thought to originate in China and be statesponsored,350 was repeatedly found hidden in
widespread Burmese-language fonts commonly
shared via USB sticks or available for download
online, including on the national presidential
website as of June 2021.351 Several media outlets
claimed to have had their Facebook and YouTube
accounts hacked since the coup, before later
restoring them.352 Prior to the coup, pro-Rohingya
and Muslim activists reported frequent hacking
attempts, and online activists noted that Google
regularly warned them of “government-backed
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attackers” attempting to hack their Google
accounts.353354
During the previous coverage period, several
government websites, including those of the central
bank and state television stations, were hacked and
defaced with antimilitary messages after the
coup.355 Some 330 gigabytes of government-held
corporate financial data was leaked in February
2021, including details on how military-held firms
and coup leaders used Google services.356
Police used sophisticated technology to break into
the devices of journalists, including Reuters
reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo in 2017.357
Advanced spyware has been identified in
Myanmar,358 and HRDs, journalists, and political
activists have reported the presence of spyware on
their mobile phones (see C5).359
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