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2013-01-21 Science

Red October closes as Kaspersky publishes more details

Following up on Red October
the large-scale cyber-espionage infestation reported by Kaspersky
malware, The H Security says that the command and control systems behind the apparently five-year-old digital spying ring has began closing down.

The campaign was not limited to laptops and desktops, but also stole data from mobile phones connected to those computers, with special tools for iPhones and Nokia smartphones.

The
dark genii
didn't only rely on a typical backdoor program, but also made use of an unusual arsenal, including plugins for Adobe's Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Office that anti-virus programs rarely detected. The plugins waited for the document to be opened and then decrypted and executed the malicious code.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2013-01-21 11:24|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 According to Strategy Page, Kaspersky called the malware Red October because it appeared to be written by Russians. Kaspersky has close ties to the Russian government so this would tend to discount Russian intelligence service involvement.

Perhaps it was a criminal organization selling stolen secrets to the highest bidder.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2013-01-21 12:18|| 2013-01-21 12:18|| Front Page Top

#2 SPECTRE lives -- Go after ~~George Soros~~ Ernst Stavro Blofeld, immediately!

Posted by OldSpook 2013-01-21 14:24|| 2013-01-21 14:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Why in the world is this man (Soros)allowed to do what he does? I can only think wealth and power which very in very few instances equates to a fulfillment of a missing male appendage.

Posted by Angairong Spaiger6091 2013-01-21 16:23|| 2013-01-21 16:23|| Front Page Top

#4 The ultimate sociopath?

Posted by Pappy 2013-01-21 19:40|| 2013-01-21 19:40|| Front Page Top

#5 He voted for Change.

Posted by Skidmark 2013-01-21 22:36|| 2013-01-21 22:36|| Front Page Top

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