Russian APT launched a new phishing campaign on the Pentagon

Minimalist · Jul 19, 2015

“Hackers linked to Russia who penetrated the computer networks of the White House and the State Department have turned their sights on the Pentagon, The Daily Beast has learned. And this time the hackers are using more sophisticated technologies that make them exceptionally hard to detect and that allow them to cover their tracks.” states the newspaper.The Daily Beast has obtained an email notice that the Defense Department sent Friday warning “at least five” computers at the Department Of Defense were compromised by hackers, the notice confirmed the link with cyber attacks against the White House and the State Department.
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http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38683/cyber-crime/russian-apt-on-pentagon.html

PallMall · Jul 19, 2015

Another notice obtained by The Daily Beast, warns that hackers are now targeting the Pentagon, the “U.S. government agencies and private sector companies” exploiting one of the flaws in Adobe Flash disclosed after the hack of the Hacking Team firm.
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Same source as above, at the end of the article : http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38683/cyber-crime/russian-apt-on-pentagon.html

Adobe Flash, again and again. This crap must really be eradicated and meanwhile, either uninstalled or used only with a security such as Firefox's 'Click-to-play'.
Do we only realize the tremendous amount of damage this plug-in has occasioned and continues to propagate?

JRViejo · Jul 19, 2015

Removed Off Topic Political Posts. Thread Closed As Per Policy.

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