Massive hacker attack on U.S. Chamber of Commerce

MrBrian · Dec 21, 2011

From http://www.h-online.com/security/ne...attack-on-US-Chamber-of-Commerce-1399847.html:

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, in 2010 the US Chamber of Commerce was the victim of a massive hacker attack from China. According to the report, the intruders managed to gain access to the entire system, including information about the three million companies that are members of the Chamber; however, it is not clear exactly what information was stolen.
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ronjor · Dec 22, 2011

Spear phishing attacks likely key in U.S. Chamber of Commerce breach, experts say

Robert Westervelt, News Director

A targeted attack responsible for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce breach, exploited serious weaknesses in the lobbying group’s security defenses, according to security experts, and could have been a staging ground for attacks on Chamber member organizations.

Investigators have not determined how attackers infiltrated the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, but once in, the attackers stealthily targeted approximately four people involved in the Chamber’s Asian policy affairs, according to a report in the Washington Post. Experts said that while it’s unclear if spear phishing attacks were involved, they have become the modus operandi of many of the most sophisticated attacks, enabling cybercriminals to gain the initial foothold in an organization’s systems.
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