Chinese Hackers Made Fake Facebook Profiles, Apps To Spy On Uyghur Activists


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By Vanessa Romo • 1 minute ago Facebook said the objective of the phishing scam was to lure Uyghur audiences into clicking on false content links — either from a computer or smartphone — to infect the device with malware. Jenny Kane / AP Originally published on March 24, 2021 8:15 pm Chinese hackers used fake Facebook profiles and spoof websites to target Uyghur activists with spy malware, the social media company announced on Wednesday. Using various cyber espionage tactics, Facebook said, members of Earth Empusa or Evil Eye sought out Muslim Uyghur activists, journalists and dissidents from China's Xinjiang...