China-based hackers used front companies to hack Uighurs, Facebook says
Facebook’s investigators traced the Android developers to Beijing Best United Technology and Dalian 9Rush Technology.
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A Uyghur is tested at a temperature checkpoint on June 29, 2020 in Kuqa, China. (Photo by David Liu/Getty Images) Geopolitics -
The Chinese flag flaps in the wind in Shanghai, China. (Lucas Schifres/Pictobank) Geopolitics Chinese diplomat demands investigation after his Twitter account liked embarrassing posts
Twitter declined to comment.
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A street scene in Turpan, Xinjiang. Lookout discovered Chinese efforts to surveil Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority who live in China’s Xinjiang province. (Getty Images) Geopolitics Chinese mobile surveillance of Uighurs more pervasive than previously thought, researchers say
The spying tools have been in use for years.
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A rattlesnake is seen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 12, 2019. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images) Technology Facebook tackles hacking groups with apparent ties to Palestine, Hamas
Facebook said it took steps to halt hackers associated with Hamas, as well as Palestine’s Preventive Security Service.
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(Emma Whitehead/Getty/Open Whisper Systems) Geopolitics Signal is down in China after 100 million reported downloads
It’s not clear if it’s permanent yet.
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Google’s Project Zero discovered three critical iOS bugs (Pexels) Technology Apple releases patches for 3 iOS zero-days that hackers used for targeted attacks
Two of the bugs affect the kernel, in the core of the device’s operating system.
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(Getty Images) Geopolitics Trump administration looks to throttle Chinese surveillance companies’ business with U.S.
The U.S. Commerce Department added eight Chinese companies to its Entity List, citing human rights abuses and surveillance against Muslim minorities.
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(Getty Images) Geopolitics Trend Micro finds new mobile malware masquerading as a chat app
It looks like company found the malware before any victims were hit.
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St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Chinese hackers with suspected linked to the Chinese government have been targeting the Vatican, according to Recorded Future. (Getty Images) Geopolitics Suspected Chinese hackers targeting Vatican in advance of Beijing negotiations
Chinese hackers with suspected linked to China’s government have been targeting the Vatican, according to Recorded Future.
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A Chinese Uighur Muslim participates in an anti-China protest during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. (Jorge Silva / Reuters) Geopolitics Researchers uncover malicious sites targeting China’s Uighur population
Volexity suggested the campaign could be connected to Google’s iOS findings.