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NEW DELHI: China government-backed hackers, previously observed targeting the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, are actively exploiting a bug in Microsoft Office to steal and delete users' data.According to cyber-security firm Proofpoint, the newly-discovered vulnerability titled 'Follina' in Microsoft Office is being exploited by advanced persistent threat (APT) group 'TA413' linked to the Chinese government. 'TA413 CN APT spotted ITW exploiting the #Follina #0Day using URLs to deliver Zip Archives which contain Word Documents that use the technique. Campaigns impersonate the 'Women Empowerments Desk' of the Central Tibetan Administration,' Proofpoint said in a tweet. Chinese hackers have a long history...