Facebook Disrupted Chinese Spying Team Use Iphone And Android Malware To Hit Journalists Dissidents And Activists Cybers Guards
The hacking community, dubbed Evil Eye by malware researchers, has used Facebook to spread links to websites that are rigged with exploits for the two major mobile platforms. Mike Dvilyanski, Facebook’s Head of Cyber Espionage Investigations, has released an advisory with indications of vulnerability (IOCs) and other information to assist victims and targets in thwarting the attacks. According to Dvilyanski, the Evil Eye gang has mostly targeted Uyghurs from Xinjiang and those living abroad in Turkey, Kazakhstan, the United States, Syria, Australia, Canada, and other nations....