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Weaponized Words: Uyghur Language Software Hijacked to Deliver Malware

This analysis details a spearphishing campaign targeting senior members of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) in March 2025. The attackers used a trojanized version of a legitimate Uyghur language text editor to deliver Windows-based malware for remote surveillance. While not technically advanced, the malware delivery was well-customized to reach the Uyghur community. This incident is part of a broader pattern of digital transnational repression against Uyghur diaspora by actors likely aligned with the Chinese government. The malware profiled systems, sent information to remote servers, and could load additional malicious plugins. The campaign demonstrates the ongoing digital threats facing exiled Uyghur communities and the exploitation of software meant to support marginalized cultures.

Pulse ID: 680f07377e6aaa99a9dafcc4
Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/680f0
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-04-28 04:42:31

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En ces temps où on parle de #souveraineté (notamment #numérique),
j'en viens *presque* à rêver que #Trump / #Musk nous sorte une phrase du genre :

"De toute façon vos comptes de réseaux sociaux sont hébergés chez nous [ie: aux USA], de même que vos #mails et documents #Word / #Excel, et parfois même vos #pensions de retraite sont largement composé de fonds ou d'actions d'entreprises US".

Provoquant ainsi une certaine "réalisation" (angliscisme) et une panique de notre #dépendance.

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See the attached screenshot. This is Microsoft #Word 5.5 for #DOS running in #DOSBox 0.74-3. For the moment, the installer can be obtained from:

https://archive.org/download/msword5.5/Wd55_ben.exe

To install, run "Wd55_ben.exe" and then "SETUP.EXE" [which the first EXE should create].

"Wd55_ben.exe" has a glitch where it's apparently supposed to restore a directory structure, but fails to do so. The result is roughly a dozen messages similar to the following:

Warning: HPDJ.PR$ already exists. Overwrite (y/n) ?

However, when "SETUP.EXE" is done, you should have the working program shown in the screenshot.

The screenshot indicates that the program supports images. However, not, it appears, JPEG files. You might need to convert JPEG files to Postscript to use them in this setup.