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Chinese Hackers Use Facebook to Target Uighurs in Australia, US and Canada
March 25, 2021
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Facebook revealed on Thursday that it had blocked Chinese hackers from using its platform to target Uighur activists living abroad. The tech giant said two hacking syndicates in China, Earth Empusa and Evil Eye, were responsible for the attacks and exploited various means to distribute malware onto their devices and carry out surveillance. Facebook said…
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Chinese Hackers Use Facebook to Target Uyghurs in Australia, US and Canada
Facebook revealed on Thursday that it had blocked Chinese hackers from using its platform to target Uyghur activists living abroad. The tech giant said two hacking syndicates in China, Earth Empusa and Evil Eye, were responsible for the attacks and exploited various means to distribute malware onto their devices and carry out surveillance. Facebook said…