When Governments Attack: Malware Targeting Activists, Lawyers, and Journalists
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Covers real-world malware campaigns used by governments and proxies to target activists, lawyers, journalists and EFF clients, describing both simple spear-phishing with off‑the‑shelf malware and APT‑level attacks that use exploits and advanced operational techniques. Explains technical and operational details uncovered by EFF research and discusses concrete defensive steps the security community can take to protect these vulnerable groups.
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