http://www.csoonline.com/article/740393/espionage-campaign-targeting-asian-supply-chains-uncovered
By Steve Ragan
Staff Writer
CSO Online
September 25, 2013
Kaspersky Lab, during a presentation at a security summit produced by
Billington CyberSecurity, unveiled the existence of a small group of
criminal hackers for hire, which began operations in 2011 and have
expanded in scope and size over the last few years.
Calling the campaign Icefog, Kaspersky explained during their presentation
that the campaign targeted governmental institutions, military
contractors, maritime and ship-building groups, telecom and satellite
operators, industrial and high technology companies, and mass media.
Specifically, the targets include defense industry contractors such as Lig
Nex1 and Selectron Industrial Company, media companies such as Fuji TV and
the Japan-China Economic Association, shipbuilding companies such as DSME
Tech, Hanjin Heavy Industries, and telecom operators such as Korea
Telecom. However, Kaspersky isn't saying who was confirmed to be a victim
when it comes to Icefog, only that they are working with the firms
directly and law enforcement.
Earlier this year, Kaspersky obtained a Phishing sample from Fuji TV. The
attachment was malicious, and dropped additional files that would later be
classified as part of the Icefog campaign. However, initial analysis
linked the newly discovered malware to an earlier variant. This same
variant was used to attack the Japanese Parliament in 2011, and later in
2012.
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