Government critics hit by wave of digital attacks coinciding with political events such as Macron’s visit. ‘These digital attacks appear to be part of a sustained campaign to intimidate and silence critics of the Egyptian government’ – Ramy Raoof. A new investigation by Amnesty International has revealed that dozens of Egyptian human rights defenders have been targeted by phishing attacks since the beginning of this year, putting them in grave danger amid the government’s intensifying crackdown in the country.
Source: Amnesty