Poseidon hacker group behind long-running extortion scheme

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    Sefie

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    Kaspersky Lab has linked a single group to a long-known campaign of cyberattacks that appears to be aimed at extorting corporate victims.

    The Poseidon Group may have been active since 2001, according to an analysis of malware samples. The group's tools have been designed to function on systems set to English and Portuguese.

    Victims are usually sent spear-phishing emails and malware hidden inside office documents. Once on a network, the hackers explore its topology in order to eventually steal intellectual property and commercial information.

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/3031...oup-behind-long-running-extortion-scheme.html
     
    Sefie, Feb 11, 2016
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    That is terrible that they spent all that time and energy in stealing. Not a productive thing at all!
     
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