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Energy industry is target for cyberattacks

24

Nov

2013

Last year the hacker group Anonymous broke into computer systems of oil companies including Shell, Exxon Mobil and BP as a protest against Arctic drilling.

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W32.Extrat: Syrian Conflict Used To Deliver Xtreme RAT

09

Jan

2013

As conflict in Syria continues, email attacks against various organizations throughout the Middle East and Europe have also been identified. Figure 1. Sample email used in this campaign from “Free Dom” (Freedom) The targeted organizations are extensive, from individuals at a public university, to hotels, oil companies, and government agencies.Recipients of these emails are presented with text […]

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The Madi Attacks: Series of Social Engineering Campaigns

18

Jul

2012

Symantec Security Response is aware of recent reports of Madi, a Trojan used in targeted campaigns and observed in the wild since December 2011.The following is an email example, discovered in the Madi campaign, which included a malicious PowerPoint attachment: Figure 1. Targeted email containing malicious PowerPoint In one example, opening the PowerPoint attachment displays a series […]

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