Weaponized Words: Uyghur Language Software Hijacked to Deliver Malware

In March 2025, senior members of the World Uyghur Congress in exile were targeted with a tailored spearphishing campaign delivering a trojanized UyghurEditPP application that installed a Windows backdoor for remote surveillance; the report provides technical analysis, C2 domains/IPs, VirusTotal sample hashes, and contextual links to state-aligned threat activity against the Uyghur diaspora.