BrianKrebsSep 13, 2025

The Great Firewall of China has apparently experienced a great data spill. > 500gb of source code, work logs and internal communication records were leaked. Some light reading for the weekend /s

https://gfw.report/blog/geedge_and_mesa_leak/en/

Geedge & MESA Leak: Analyzing the Great Firewall’s Largest Document Leak

The Great Firewall of China (GFW) experienced the largest leak of internal documents in its history on Thursday September 11, 2025. Over 500 GB of source code, work logs, and internal communication records were leaked, revealing details of the GFW's research, development, and operations.

GFW Report
Show threadBrianKrebs

Somehow I missed this Wired story on the leak from Sept 8

https://www.wired.com/story/geedge-networks-mass-censorship-leak/

Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

Geedge Networks, a company with ties to the founder of China’s mass censorship infrastructure, is selling its censorship and surveillance systems to at least four other countries in Asia and Africa.

WIRED
Sep 15, 2025 at 12:52pmWeb
Show threadAndreas KSep 15, 2025
@briankrebs I hear envy that the Chinese are allowed to sell the good stuff, while our drug^H^H^H^H I mean network safety for whole countries sellers are frustrated with having to sell under the table due to export restrictions.