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August 3, 2011 08:47 pm GMT
Remember when Google was hacked by Chinese spies about 18 months ago? Well, that just scratched the surface of some of the more serious and persistent hacking operations over the past few years. In a detailed blog post that is both eye-opening and a brilliant piece of marketing, McAfee's VP of Threat Research Dmitri Alperovitch lays out the details of Operation Shady RAT (Remote Access Tool), an ongoing series of computer system intrusions that began as far back as 2006 and compromised 72 organizations, including the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, U.S. defense contractors, U.S. federal and state government agencies, a national security think tank, tech companies, and "even an unfortunate computer security firm" (presumably a McAfee competitor). The scope of the attacks makes things like the recent Sony Playstation or News Corp hacks look like child's play. The targets point to a "state actor," possibly China (the McAfee post does not identify which state actor it suspects, but China does have a history here).
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Hackers Are Climbing In Your Windows, So Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Files
Remember when Google was hacked by Chinese spies about 18 months ago? Well, that just scratched the surface of some of the more serious and persistent hacking operations over the past few years. In a detailed blog post that is both eye-opening and a brilliant piece of marketing, McAfee's VP of Threat Research Dmitri Alperovitch lays out the details of Operation Shady RAT (Remote Access Tool), an ongoing series of computer system intrusions that began as far back as 2006 and compromised 72 organizations, including the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, U.S. defense contractors, U.S. federal and state government agencies, a national security think tank, tech companies, and "even an unfortunate computer security firm" (presumably a McAfee competitor). The scope of the attacks makes things like the recent Sony Playstation or News Corp hacks look like child's play. The targets point to a "state actor," possibly China (the McAfee post does not identify which state actor it suspects, but China does have a history here). Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/F0EmwzPPxik/
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