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IT Security firm, McAfee claims to have uncovered one of the largest ever series of cyber attacks, as stated on the website of ‘ BBC News' . About 72 organisations, including the United States Government, the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee and security firms have been hacked over the past five years.
Named as ‘Operation Shady RAT' by McAfee, the operation consisted of five years investigations and examination of information from a number of different organisations which the Internet security firm thought may have been hit. The report indicated that a spying malware was spreading by a phishing email which, if opened, downloads a hidden program on to the computer network. By tracing the malware and gaining access to the “command and control” computer server used by the hackers, McAfee indentified 72 compromised companies and organisations from different countries.
Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14387559
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/revealed-operation-shady-rat
Source: BBC World News
http://www.bbc.co.uk
Guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/03/china-cyber-hacking-campaign
The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/03/operation_shady_rat/ Disclaimer The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.
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