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ARMENIA BECOMES ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF "RED OCTOBER" CYBER CAMPAIGN?
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/society/6599/
Tuesday 15 January 2013 10:34
Yerevan/Mediamax/. "Kaspersky Lab" published a report on investigation
of a large-scale "Red October" campaign held by cyber criminals for
spying diplomatic, governmental an scientific organizations in various
countries of the world.
The report reads that the main objective of the attackers was to
gather intelligence from the compromised organizations, which included
computer systems, personal mobile devices and network equipment. The
cyber attackers mostly focused on the republics of former USSR,
Eastern European countries and a number of states in Central Asia.
Based on the data provided with the help of Kaspersky Security Network
(KSN), the company worked out a list of the countries most affected
by Backdoor.Win32.Sputnik.
According to the list, 10 infections were detected in Armenia, 15 -
in Azerbaijan and 38 - in Russia.
"As of now, we don't have any facts indicating direct participation
of any state in the attack. The information stolen by the attackers
was obviously extremely confidential and involves various geopolitical
data in particular which may be used on a state level. Such information
may be put to sales on the "black market" and sold to anyone who will
offer a higher price", the report reads.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/society/6599/
Tuesday 15 January 2013 10:34
Yerevan/Mediamax/. "Kaspersky Lab" published a report on investigation
of a large-scale "Red October" campaign held by cyber criminals for
spying diplomatic, governmental an scientific organizations in various
countries of the world.
The report reads that the main objective of the attackers was to
gather intelligence from the compromised organizations, which included
computer systems, personal mobile devices and network equipment. The
cyber attackers mostly focused on the republics of former USSR,
Eastern European countries and a number of states in Central Asia.
Based on the data provided with the help of Kaspersky Security Network
(KSN), the company worked out a list of the countries most affected
by Backdoor.Win32.Sputnik.
According to the list, 10 infections were detected in Armenia, 15 -
in Azerbaijan and 38 - in Russia.
"As of now, we don't have any facts indicating direct participation
of any state in the attack. The information stolen by the attackers
was obviously extremely confidential and involves various geopolitical
data in particular which may be used on a state level. Such information
may be put to sales on the "black market" and sold to anyone who will
offer a higher price", the report reads.