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Chinese Hackers Launch Zero-Day Malware At Spiritual Activists, Military Groups

Posted by Soulskill on from the tired-of-farming-gold-in-WoW dept.

twoheadedboy writes "A Chinese hacker group is the chief suspect of spear phishing attacks against the Falun Dafa spiritual group and military organizations in the Philippines. Data handed to TechWeek by AlienVault Labs showed how zero-day malware, designed to pilfer Outlook email account logins, was just one strand of the attacks, which are ongoing. Other malware sought to steal passwords for other accounts, dodging many commercial AV products, whilst remote access tools indicate this is a serious surveillance operation. Chinese authorities have neither confirmed nor denied the claims. But it marks another case of Internet-led surveillance with China's name attached to it, following numerous reports of mass Chinese hacking, which has already allegedly hit massive firms like Facebook and Google."

4 of 62 comments (clear)

  1. Re:How are the Chinese doing this? by Fluffeh · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Snowden wasn't employed in a position where he had access to the Chinese espionage program. He was employed where he had access to the US programs. Maybe one day there will be a Chinese version of Snowden that will shine light on all the mischeif that the Chinese get up to...

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  2. Context is everything by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful
    In China: Use metadata to find suspects, attempt to install a trojan to find additional information.
    In US: Use metadata to find suspects, request a secret warrant from a secret court (with a history of granting 100% of warrant requests) to find additional information.

    following numerous reports of mass Chinese hacking, which has already allegedly hit massive firms like Facebook and Google.

    Following a report that US surveillance consists of massive firms like Facebook and Google.

    Posting anonymously, because I often fly internationally, am already easily profiled, and do not want to increase my risk of showing up on a secret TSA hassle list.

  3. Re:How are the Chinese doing this? by Dr+Max · · Score: 4, Funny

    How exactly are they going to do that? Even if they managed to invade my country, finding me in that war zone wont be all that easy. But what the hell, lets find out what happens. CHINA GOVERNMENT EATS BABIES. How long do you think it's going to take to arrest me?

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  4. Re:Daffa? by Dexter+Herbivore · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey China, there's this place called Westboro Baptist Church, I heard that they said nasty things about your government. (crosses fingers and waits).