UK Critical Structures Targeted by Trojan Attacks

ElGanzoLoco writes "The UK's National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre is reporting that key british infrastructures (government, telecom, transports, banks among others) are under attack by specific, targeted e-mail trojans. According to their report (PDF), 'the emails use social engineering to appear credible, with subject lines often referring to news articles that would be of interest to the recipient. In fact they are "spoofed", making them appear to originate from trusted contacts, news agencies or Government departments.'. The attackers are apparently trying to gather sensitive or secret data. While the NISCC has not been able to precisely trace the attacks' origins, most IPs seem to trace back to Far-East Asia."

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Political Spin?

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While the NISCC has not been able to precisely trace the attacks' origins, most IPs seem to trace back to Far-East Asia.

There's no doubt that these attacks will create a political spin, which could be their target in the first place. We all know there are many tensions between western and easter countries, particularly North Korea & China, and U.K. & U.S.A. This also goes hand-in-hand with previous stories saying there are highly skilled cracker armies in North Korea. I would say without a doubt that these are politically motivated.