Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-07-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: Uyghur ethnic minority
Affected country: China
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Researchers from Lookout discover four Android surveillance tools, named SilkBean, DoubleAgent, CarbonSteal, and GoldenEagle, elements of campaigns originating in China, and primarily targeting the Uyghur ethnic minority.