At least 30 important organizations around the globe were targeted over the course of five years in cyber-espionage attacks, reported (in Russian) Kaspersky Lab, a Russian anti-virus software company. These targets were located in Russia, Iran, and Rwanda.
Symantec, a U.S. cyber security company, also reported that the malware was found in computers of its customers in China, Sweden, and Belgium. These attacks have been occurring since at least 2011. The hackers were after information from governmental organizations. Kaspersky Lab said the high cost of the attacks, as well as their complexity and duration, is reason to believe that the hackers have high-level support. Symantec concurred with this analysis.
“Based on the espionage capabilities of its malware and the nature of its known targets, it is possible that the group is a nation-state level attacker,” Symantec said on its website. For the full article click here
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