Russian cyber war. Hacking trail found in NATO, governments of Russia’s neighbors, and U.S. defense contractors leads to Russia – The Wall Street Journal – October 28, 2014 Investigators for Silicon Valley security company FireEye Inc. found what they call a sophisticated cyberweapon, able to evade detection and hop between computers walled off from the Internet. The spy tool was programmed on Russian-language machines and built during working hours in Moscow. FireEye’s conclusion, in a report to be released Tuesday: The cyberspying has a “government sponsor—specifically, a government based in Moscow.” The report is one of four recent assessments by cybersecurity companies, buttressed by reports from Google Inc. and U.S. intelligence agencies, pointing to Russian sponsorship of a skilled hacking campaign dating back to 2007. Targets included NATO, governments of Russia’s neighbors, and U.S. defense contractors Science Applications International Corp. and Academi LLC, the U.S. security firm previously known as Blackwater.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:06:20 +0000
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