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Sophisticated, Targeted Breakins Uncovered

Posted by kdawson on from the don't-answer-job-ads dept.

Ichabod writes "Sophisticated computer criminals stole data from Unisys, Booz Allen, L-3 Communications, Hewlett Packard, and Hughes Network Systems. It sounds like they used a combination of social hacking and undetected low-profile malware (reportedly NTOS.exe) to steal and encrypt sensitive data, and compromised Yahoo accounts to store and retrieve it. An international investigation appears imminent. And yes, unfortunately Reuters calls the criminals 'hackers,' further besmirching the once-revered title."

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  1. Better writeup at WaPo by wiredog · · Score: 4, Informative

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  2. Re:No, it was never that way by sconeu · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes. See the Jargon file. The term "hacker" has a long and distinguished history, before it was hijacked by the asshats who are "crackers".

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  3. Re:frequency by pegr · · Score: 5, Informative

    You want details? This trojan appears to be a variant of this nasty little bugger. (Warning: pdf). The link is to a detailed technical report on how it works, what it does, and how to decrypt data it encrypted. It was authored by Secure Science Corporation back in November of 2006.