Uyghurs

Citizen Lab says exiled Uyghur leaders targeted with Windows spyware

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
April 28, 2025
I.T. Today
1 min read

Unknown hackers last month targeted leaders of the exiled Uyghur community in a campaign involving Windows spyware, researchers revealed Monday. Citizen Lab, a digital rights research group based at the University of Toronto, detailed an…

Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
April 9, 2025
I.T. Today
2 min read

A coalition of governments has published a list of legitimate-looking Android apps that were actually spyware, and used to target civil society that may oppose China’s state interests. On Tuesday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security…