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people's_liberation_army

Also known asPeople's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is referenced in the provided content in two distinct contexts. In one context, it refers to a Meitei separatist outfit from Manipur's Imphal Valley. The content states that this People's Liberation Army, along with both factions of PREPAK, KYKL, and the hardline faction of UNLF, joined hands with the Myanmar military against resistance groups active in Myanmar's Sagaing Region. In another context, the content uses People's Liberation Army to refer to the Chinese military as a cyber threat actor. Former CISA head Jen Easterly is cited as saying the People's Liberation Army is not relying on exotic cyber weapons, but instead exploits flaws in routers and other network devices to prepare the ground for a potential full-scale attack in the event of war against Taiwan. Because the provided content conflates these two separate entities under the same name, a more specific attribution is not possible from the available information.

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  • 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)

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TA0009
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T1114
Email Collection
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