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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSpearfishing: Trolling for fun and malware with PRISM, David Petraeus and Jill Kelley!!!!
Chinese Cyberspies Use PRISM (and Petraeus) As BaitCyberspies have wasted no time exploiting the release of secret document about the National Security Agency's digital surveillance methods. Just this week, a new spearphishing campaign that tries to lure its victims by sending a malware-laden email that claims to have information on PRISM, the NSA's famous program that collects information on people's Internet activities.
The best part about this email? It's designed to look like it's from Jill Kelley, the woman who played a role in revealing David Petraeus' affair with Paula Broadwell.
The email itself contains a malicious Microsoft Word document, titled Monitored List 1.doc that attempts to infect victims' machines with malware that matches that used by the Chinese hacker crew known as Red Star APT, according to Brandon Dixon, who first discovered the attack.
(Red Star APT is the team that cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab revealed as being behind the NetTraveler attacks that we wrote about earlier this month.)
Red Star is believed by Kaspersky to be a state-backed hacking team similar to Unit 61398 of the PLA, better known as APT1, the alleged Chinese-government hacker crew whose exploits were revealed by cybersecurity firm Mandiant in February. APT1 was found by Mandiant to be stealing "hundreds of terabytes of data" ......
The best part about this email? It's designed to look like it's from Jill Kelley, the woman who played a role in revealing David Petraeus' affair with Paula Broadwell.
The email itself contains a malicious Microsoft Word document, titled Monitored List 1.doc that attempts to infect victims' machines with malware that matches that used by the Chinese hacker crew known as Red Star APT, according to Brandon Dixon, who first discovered the attack.
(Red Star APT is the team that cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab revealed as being behind the NetTraveler attacks that we wrote about earlier this month.)
Red Star is believed by Kaspersky to be a state-backed hacking team similar to Unit 61398 of the PLA, better known as APT1, the alleged Chinese-government hacker crew whose exploits were revealed by cybersecurity firm Mandiant in February. APT1 was found by Mandiant to be stealing "hundreds of terabytes of data" ......
Much more at link. Interesting. Check your inbox!
http://killerapps.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/06/19/chinese_cyberspies_use_prism_and_petraeus_as_bait
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Spearfishing: Trolling for fun and malware with PRISM, David Petraeus and Jill Kelley!!!! (Original Post)
MADem
Jun 2013
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Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)1. I'm waiting for
my Inbox to be filled with offers of anti-spying devices for computers and phones that are 100% guaranteed to prevent the gubmint from being able to read your email, track your website history, or record your phone calls - and much, MUCH MORE!
These devices will, of course, be totally bogus. But a shitload of them will be scooped up by the tinfoil-hat crowd just the same.
MADem
(135,425 posts)2. They'll probably have Chinese malware in 'em, too!!!
Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)3. But there will be
several affordable payment options, they'll be available in colors to match any decor, and the first hundred purchasers will receive a set of Ginzu knives!
The malware, as always, will be free of charge.