Security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab warn that cybercriminals hacked into the DNS (Domain Name System) servers of several Brazilian ISPs and used them to redirect users to websites that distributed malware. These attacks have occurred in the last few days, but they are not new to the region,…
Hackers used “Poison Ivy” malware to steal chemical, defense secrets
Attackers used an off-the-shelf Trojan horse to sniff out secrets from nearly 50 companies, many of them in the chemical and defense industries, Symantec researchers said today. The attack campaign – which Symantec tagged as “Nitro” – started no later than last July and continued until mid-September, targeting an unknown…