Illustration: A hacker executing a cyber attack. (Oleksii Pydsosonnii / Dajiyuan)
[People News] The Global Withdrawal Service Centre, based in New York, has revealed that its official website and associated platforms have recently been subjected to a massive cyber attack attributed to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In just 45 minutes, the centre intercepted 300 million malicious requests, with a peak rate exceeding 110,000 requests per second. The attack persisted from just before the 'Trump-Xi Meeting' until the end of May. Google has confirmed that this incident is linked to 'government-related' hacking activities.
300 Million Malicious Requests Blocked in 45 Minutes
According to Epoch Times reporters Li Jing and Gu Xiaohua, Xiao Jun, who oversees mainland circumvention technology and the 'Tianchuan Messenger' platform, informed Epoch Times reporters on June 10 that this highly targeted cyber attack commenced on the eve of U.S. President Trump's visit to China on May 13 and continued until the end of May.
'During a 48-hour window, our server cluster (primarily the circumvention domain of the Global Withdrawal Service Centre website) faced a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) launched by hackers utilising a botnet, specifically a Layer 7 application layer attack (CC attack). The attackers aimed to deplete our system resources through an overwhelming volume of malicious requests.'
Xiao Jun referenced monitoring data that showed that during the peak of the cyber attack, their security defence system successfully intercepted as many as 300 million malicious requests targeting the global withdrawal service centre's website within just 45 minutes, reaching a peak rate of over 110,000 requests per second.
Xiao Jun explained that the security defence system effectively countered this offensive using various strategies, including dynamic traffic switching and blocking malicious nodes. The system has been operating at the highest security level, ensuring that all data remains completely secure.
In reality, this attack is not an isolated incident but rather the latest phase in the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ongoing pressure on the 'Tianchuan Messenger'.
The CCP's cyber attack methods are continuously evolving, revealing two significant characteristics.
Xiao Jun revealed that the attacks on the 'Tianchuan Messenger' platform by the CCP involve conventional technical methods such as DDoS attacks, brute force cracking, vulnerability scanning, SQL injection, XSS cross-site scripting attacks, and file upload attacks.
Recent attack methods have been increasingly sophisticated, characterised by two main features: first, they are larger in scale and more frequent; second, they have incorporated non-technical methods alongside technical ones.
'For instance: first, complaints are lodged with domain and server providers (claiming that the 'Tianchuan Messenger' platform contains phishing content, anti-LGBT content, personal privacy violations, breaches of Chinese law, and abuse of platform services), demanding the removal of our domain and the cessation of services; second, there are attempts to attack our associated accounts, including relevant Google accounts, to gain access keys for impersonating us or illegally infiltrating our website or servers,' Xiao Jun stated.
Xiao Jun noted that these attacks have received written confirmation from service providers like Google, which acknowledged that they are "government-related" hacking activities.
"The attacks involve actions by the government, and we have direct evidence of this. A significant portion of the later attacks specifically targeted the Global Quit the Party Service Centre website, indicating a strong intent," he stated.
Additionally, Xiao Jun's team found that several prominent anti-communist figures on Platform X have also received similar warnings from Google.
"Why has the Tianxin Messenger become a thorn in the side of the CCP?"
When discussing the true motives behind the CCP's hacking attacks, Xiao Jun candidly remarked, "The main reason the Tianxin Messenger platform is viewed as a threat by the CCP is that internet users in mainland China can access this platform with minimal barriers, allowing them to receive overseas information and communicate freely with the outside world."
"Feedback we have received indicates that in the past, some mainland citizens or dissidents, after live streaming or exposing local acts of resistance and rights protection, were questioned by police about whether they had visited the Tianxin Messenger when taken to the police station for 'tea'."
Xiao Jun also pointed out that during what the CCP deems 'sensitive periods', their censorship becomes even more stringent, primarily due to their fear that the platform will disseminate the truth to the mainland and provide a voice for mainland internet users.
Reports indicate that the websites currently authorised to offer wall-free services to the "Tianxin Messenger" platform include: Global Quit the Party Service Centre, The Epoch Times, New Tang Dynasty, Sound of Hope, Apollo, China Forbidden Films, Return, International Investigation, Minghui, and Falun Dafa Network. Mainland citizens can seamlessly switch to and browse all articles on these websites through the "Tianxin Messenger" platform.
Bomb Threats from China Target New York Parade Events
In addition to cyberattacks, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has resorted to methods such as sending threatening emails to intimidate the Global Quit the Party Service Centre.
On April 22, 2025, the Global Quit the Party Service Centre found a threatening message written in Chinese on its official website, which claimed to deter a Falun Gong parade. The Global Quit the Party Service Centre is the organiser of this event.
The threatening email stated, "On April 25 (in Flushing), drive into the Falun Gong parade! Shoot all individuals wearing Falun Gong attire! Throw homemade bombs! Set fires, etc."
According to the police, this threat is similar to the bomb threat emails discovered the day before (April 21) at the Queens Public Library in New York, with the IP addresses of these emails traced back to China.
In addition to the Global Quit the Party Service Centre, the Queens Public Library and the Flushing Branch received similar threatening emails almost simultaneously, stating: "The targets are the Flushing Branch and the East Flushing Branch on 196th Street; the Falun Gong parade cannot be allowed, otherwise, bombs will be detonated."
The senders of these emails used the same name to sign off. However, the names and email addresses provided are all fake and not genuine.
Wang Zhiyuan: The CCP is a State Terrorist Organisation
In response to the threats posed by cyber attacks and intimidation emails, Wang Zhiyuan, the chairman of the Global Service Centre for Quitting the CCP, expressed to The Epoch Times his belief that these acts of terror originate from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or forces under its control. This reflects the CCP's fear of the principles of 'Truth, Compassion, Forbearance' promoted by Falun Gong, as well as its apprehension towards the truth-telling efforts of the Falun Gong practitioners.
Wang Zhiyuan remarked, 'We are revealing the evil nature of the CCP to the public because the CCP is persecuting every Chinese citizen. Since the establishment of the regime in 1949, every movement initiated by the CCP has been a campaign of mass extermination. I believe that an increasing number of people will support us and stand with us in dismantling the CCP.' △
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