Egypt accused of digital attacks
By
Nana Prekoh Eric
March 7, 2019
Amnesty International says the Egyptian government appears to be behind a series of digital attacks on rights activists, putting them at risk.
Amnesty said in a statement that the attacks appeared to be part of a campaign to intimidate and silence opponents of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
The group said since the beginning of this year the activists had been the subject of email phishing attacks which tricked them into downloading spyware.
The attacks coincided with important political events such as a recent visit by President Emmanuel Macron.
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