Via CyberCrime & Doing Time (Gary Warner's Blog) -
For many members of the non-security research community, the New York Times story this week was big news: "Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries". This morning's Google News has more than 750 related articles, and I applaud the work of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab at the Monk Centre for International Studies at Trinity College for the excellent research and for sharing this story with the general public.
What does it look like to a Security Researcher though? Unfortunately, its a very common story of a very simple case of Spear Phishing that can be accomplished with minimal effort and *IS* being accomplished on a daily basis against various special interests, including government agencies, military contractors, or just people who might have a lot of money to steal. As I've discussed in my presentations on Spear Phishing, including at the 2008 Department of Defense Cyber Crime conference, high-value targets deserve special targeting.
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Check out his full blog...good stuff indeed.
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