Cross posted from https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42251606
Full details, including technical material and download links, are available at the GFW Report. The hacktivists behind this leak warn that downloading and examining these files should only be done in isolated environments.
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The largest leak linked to the Great Firewall of China surfaced online, with nearly 600 GB of material allegedly containing source code, internal communications, work logs, and technical documentation from groups said to be involved in building and maintaining the system.
The data was leaked by Enlace Hacktivista, previously linked to the Cellebrite data leak. The collective claims that the documents were traced to Geedge Networks and the MESA Lab at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Information Engineering. Both have long been central to the Firewall’s research and development, with Geedge led by Fang Binxing, often called the “Father of the Great Firewall.”
According to the files, their reach spreads outside China’s borders, supplying censorship and surveillance technology to governments in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, and others linked to the Belt and Road Initiative.
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The published material is available for download through both BitTorrent and direct links. The package includes a massive mirror/repo.tar file weighing 500 GB, basically an archive of the RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) packaging server, alongside compressed document sets from Geedge and MESA. In total, the files contain tens of thousands of pages and repositories, offering a rare window into the infrastructure behind the Firewall.
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Even before digging deeper into the source code, the structure of the leaked archive gives clear insight into things. For example, geedge_docs.tar.zst and mesalab_docs.tar.zst contain thousands of internal reports, project descriptions, and technical proposals. File names like CTF-AWD.docx, BRI.docx, and CPEC.docx suggest connections to Belt and Road Initiative projects and international collaborations.
Project management records, such as geedge_jira.tar.zst, highlight day-to-day coordination between researchers and engineers, while communication drafts, like chat.docx and multiple schedule documents, show the granular planning that went into censorship operations. Even routine administrative files such as 打印.docx (Print) and reimbursement-related proofs indicate how deeply routine and bureaucratic this apparatus has become
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The background included in the leak provides a detailed timeline of MESA’s formation and growth. Established in 2012 at the Institute of Information Engineering, MESA grew quickly through talent programs, research grants, and government contracts. By 2016, it was handling projects worth more than 35 million yuan annually and contributing to national-level awards in cybersecurity.
When Geedge Networks was founded in 2018 in Hainan, Fang Binxing served as its chief scientist, bringing with him a cadre of MESA researchers and students. The company soon became a key private partner to Chinese authorities, supporting censorship operations not only domestically but also as an exporter of surveillance solutions abroad.
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Experts may need months to analyse the source code, but the documents already back up what many observers have been claiming for years. The Great Firewall is not a fixed system; it is a growing network shaped by government contracts, research institutes, and private companies.
The hacktivists behind this leak warn that downloading and examining these files should only be done in isolated environments. Given the sensitivity of the content, there is always the risk that malware or tracking elements could be embedded in the archives. Still, for researchers and rights groups, the trove offers an opportunity to understand how the Firewall operates and how its influence spreads.
Analysts at Net4People and GFW Report plan to share more findings as they go through the source code. For now, the leak offers an unusual look at how the system operates, and it will take time to understand the full weight of what has been exposed.
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There’s no use in reading theory when you refuse to think critically about it. Plus no where in Marx’s theory does it call for or justify brutal dictatorial authoritarian regimes. The dictatorship of the proletariat was a philosophical and rhetorical construct… Not a litteral one. Which makes the tanky squealing of “read the theory” even more hillarious. You’re worse than the liberals you hate.
Marxism-Leninism is a literal cult, and “read more theory” is the chant they use to kill critical thought.
Those that doubt the Holy Theory are misguided counterrevolutionaries, and only the purest of yes-men that never question anything will join the glorious Vanguard Party™.
Reading a couple books won’t hurt you. You can read them and disagree, even. But the unwillingness to learn about a science that criticizes capitalism makes you much more of a cultist than any leftist.
There’s a reason you have to call it theory and why that theory gets bent like a pretzel whenever something runs counter to it. It must be correct because at its core it’s theology for the disillusioned. The material conditions weren’t right bro, trust me bro, just one more vanguard party bro, we’re gonna be stateless I promise, just need a little more critical support for these fascists bro…
I can’t help you if you don’t want to respect the definition of “theory.” It’s a real word with real meaning, even if you don’t grasp that.
And yes, it is a science. Marxism is economic science. Haven’t you read Capital before, with all this bluster? It’s a study and investigation with metholodogies, citations, and peer reviews.
Try reading it. You might be surprised to learn how off you were.
Please, provide an argument instead of platitudes about “study more.” None of your posts contribute anything to the discussion besides “read Marx.” Some of us already have done that.
I don’t give a fuck about contributing to a discussion with a bunch of liberal morons. I’m here for personal entertainment and to remind people the US is a killing machine.
Ah, confused for a second time, I see.
I’m recommending reading leftist theory because it explains the things you’re confused about. I recommend actually reading something and forming a coherent thought before you worry about critical thinking.
“If you disagree with me it’s because you haven’t read the right things, if you were truly learned you would agree with me. Checkmate liberal”
You should be able to defend your ideas on their own merits, instead of deferring to existing works.
I called that poster confused because they literally said they were baffled.
Also, the idea that we shouldn’t “defer to existing works” in the world of science is the dumbest thing I have ever read on Lemmy. Congratulations.