In a rare case, the FBI has acknowledged that foreign attackers, possibly state-sponsored groups, have been successfully hacking into the IT networks of many US agencies and private businesses as back as 2011.
The alert doesn’t give any clues regarding the hackers’ origin or motives, but the FBI has confirmed that the “group of malicious cyber actors who have compromised and stolen sensitive information.”
Attacks may be the work of the APT6 group
Based on a list of Web domains used by the group to host their malware and/or C&C (command and control) servers, industry experts say that this may be the work of a cyber-espionage group known only under the code of APT6.
APT, or Advanced Persistent Threat, is a term used in the infosec industry to describe threat actors with a narrow set of goals that focus attacks only on specific targets. Most APT groups are state-sponsored, and launch attacks in accordance with the interest of their country’s position on various topics.
“A variety of methods are used in successful APT attacks – including the use of externally available, public information tools and resources on social media, traditional media and other resources where the organization may be advertising for IT staff— thereby disclosing the hardware and software skills being sought after,” John Peterson, vice president of Enterprise Products at cybersecurity company Comodo, tells Softpedia. For the full article click here
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