The Chinese-language website of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader has been attacked with a virus that gives hackers control over visitors’ computers.
Kurt Baumgartner, a researcher at security firm Kapersky, said people should stay away from the Chinese version of the Central Tibetan Administration site until the bug is fixed.
On his blog, he said the so-called “water holing” technique had been used where hackers infect a site that is frequently visited by people whose computers they want to control.
That compromised site automatically seeks to infect the PCs of all visitors, downloading malicious software that the hackers can use to take control of their computers in what may be an attempt to spy on human rights’ activists.
Tibet.net is the official site of the exiled government and it covers the parliament, cabinet, administrative departments, and public offices.
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