Hackers Steal Opera-Signed Certificate Through Infrastructure Attack

wiredmikey writes "Norwegian browser maker Opera Software has confirmed that a targeted internal network infrastructure attack led to the theft of a code signing certificate that was used to sign malware. 'The current evidence suggests a limited impact. The attackers were able to obtain at least one old and expired Opera code signing certificate, which they have used to sign some malware. This has allowed them to distribute malicious software which incorrectly appears to have been published by Opera Software, or appears to be the Opera browser,' Opera warned in a brief advisory. The Opera breach signals a growing shift by organized hacking groups to target the internal infrastructure network at big companies that provide client side software to millions of end users."

Comments

A growing shift?

[Anonymous Coward]

Does this really signal a growing shift? Or are we just saying that whatever happens in a news story must signal a "growing shift" toward that thing to induce widespread panic?

Re:no. the NSA is probably doing this

[Anonymous Coward]

if bad guys are doing it, the governments are doing it.

You repeated yourself

Unlikely

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