China-based hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad with malware
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/24/facebook-blocks-china-based-hackers-uighurs
Company says hackers used malware to infect devices and enable surveillance after setting up fake profiles to build trust Facebook has blocked a group of hackers in China who used the platform to target Uighurs living abroad with links to malware that would infect their devices and enable surveillance. The social media company said on Wednesday that the hackers, known as Earth Empusa or Evil Eye in the security industry, targeted activists, journalists and dissidents who were (...)
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