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Unknown hackers last month targeted internees Uyghur community leaders in a campaign that includes Windows Spyware, researchers discovered on Monday.

Citizen Lab, a Digital Rights Research Group based at the University of Toronto, detail A espionage campaign against members of the Uyghur World Congress (WUC), an organization representing the Muslim minority group, which has for years been faced with oppression, discrimination, OVERSIGHTAND hack by the government of China.

Google announced several WUC members of the hacker campaign in mid -March, causing members to contact journalists and researchers of Citizen Lab, the report said.

Citizen Lab Hetoi and found a target finger Email sent to members of Wuc, imposing a reliable contact which sent a Google Drive link to a password -protected password that contained a malicious version of a Uyghur language text editor.

Researchers said the campaign was not particularly sophisticated and did not include The use of the day OR spyware mercenaryBut he noted that “Malware distribution showed a high level of social engineering, revealing the deep meaning of the attackers for the target community.”