Sources: US quietly informed Apple that a Qihoo 360 researcher's iPhone 0-day that won China's top hacking contest in 2018 was used by China to spy on Uyghurs (Patrick Howell O'Neill/MIT Technology ...)

Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review:
Sources: US quietly informed Apple that a Qihoo 360 researcher's iPhone 0-day that won China's top hacking contest in 2018 was used by China to spy on Uyghurs  —  An attack that targeted Apple devices was used to spy on China's Muslim minority—and US officials claim it was developed at the country's top hacking competition.

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