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Google surprised hackers using a zero-day Mac against users in Hong Kong

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Google researchers [of captured hackers targeting users in Hong Kong](//www.vice.com/en/article/93bw8y/google-caught-hackers-using-a-mac-zero-day-against-hong-kong-users) exploiting vulnerabilities unknown at the time in Apple’s Mac operating system. According to the researchers, the attacks have the hallmark of government-backed hackers. According to a report: On Thursday, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), the company’s elite team of hacker hunters, released a report detailing the hacking campaign. The researchers didn’t go so far as to point the finger at a specific hacking group or country, but said it was “a well-resourced group, likely supported by the state.” “We don’t have enough technical evidence to provide an attribution and we…

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