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Egypt Targets American-Egyptian Activist With Cyber Spies

Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim, left, and Mona Eltahawy, a prominent Egyptian-born U.S. columnist, center, march in downtown Cairo, Egypt to mark International Women’s Day Thursday, March 8, 2012. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
PARIS (REPORT) — American-Egyptian author Mona Eltahawy is one of many activists and human rights advocates targeted in a sweeping cyberespionage campaign blamed on Egypt’s government, The Associated Press has found.