GCHQ/NSA Data-Grabbing Malware Disguised Itself As Microsoft Drivers, Was Served Via Fake LinkedIn Pages Complex malware known as Regin is the suspected technology behind sophisticated cyberattacks conducted by U.S. and British intelligence agencies on the European Union and a Belgian telecommunications company, according to security industry sources and technical analysis conducted by The Intercept. Behind the malware -- which disguised itself as Microsoft drivers and was served via malicious, fake LinkedIn pages -- lies a cooperative effort between the NSA and GCHQ. Belgacom has long since ousted the intruding software and is now working with a federal prosecutor to pursue a criminal investigation. Belgacoms subversion by this malware -- comparable in sophistication to the infamous Stuxnet, according to Symantec (which published its findings last Sunday) -- led to the breach of EU offices. https://techdirt/articles/20141124/13445329241/gchqnsa-data-grabbing-malware-disguised-itself-as-microsoft-drivers-was-served-via-fake-linkedin-pages.shtml
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:27:44 +0000
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