Targeting of Uyghur activists, journalists, and dissidents
Date of report
  • March 2021
Affiliations
The Chinese threat actor Evil Eye used fake Facebook profiles and websites that masqueraded as legitimate Turkish and Uyghur news sites to disseminate malicious links to Uyghur activists around the world.
Suspected victims
  • Uyghur activists, journalists, and dissidents living in the United States, Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Syria, Turkey, and other countries
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Civil society