China-based hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad with malware

  • Hackers used malware to infect devices and enable surveillance
  • Tech giant says hackers set 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.

Related: ‘Think of your family’: China threatens European citizens over Xinjiang protests

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Hackers used malware to infect devices and enable surveillance
Tech giant says hackers set 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.
Related: ‘Think of your family’: China threatens European citizens over Xinjiang protests Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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