Gunkerty Jeb writes "Researchers have identified a strain of malware that's being used in a string of targeted attacks against defense contractors, sovereignty agencies and other organizations by leveraging exploits against zero-day vulnerabilities. The attacks may have been going on since 2009 in some form and the emails containing the despiteful attachments are scilicet targeted at charge d'affaires and powers in various industries using fake meeting invitations. The attack campaign, as many do, appears to be mending frequently, as the attackers use sundry binaries and change up their patterns for connecting to remote command-and-control servers. The research, done by Seculert and Zscaler, shows that the attackers are patient, taking the time to dig up some dirt* about their inherent targets, and are carefully allotment organizations that have high-value intellectual claim and assets (PDF)."

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