A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient — the client application of ActivIdentity — according…
Chinese Cyber Criminals Said to Attack US DoD Smart Cards With Sykipot Malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient – the client application of ActivIdentity – according…
Malware Attack Targets U.S. Government Agencies [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Mashable – [brightcove video=”1389085133001″ /] Sykipot, malware believed to originate in China, has been used to target smart cards in the Pentagon and other government agencies. According to security researcher AlienVault, a new variant of Sykipot is targeting the cards government employees use to access secure networks and servers. View…
Chinese ‘attack US DoD smart cards’ with Sykipot malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient – the client application of ActivIdentity – according…
Chinese ‘attack US DoD smart cards’ with Sykipot malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. The malware has been designed to take advantage of smart card readers running ActivClient – the client application of ActivIdentity – according…
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Under malware attack: Smart cards used by U.S. government agencies
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