Amnesty International says the Egyptian government appears to be behind a series of digital attacks on rights activists, putting them at risk.
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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.
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The attacks coincided with important political events such as a recent visit by President Emmanuel Macron.
Source: bbc.com