 Eugene Kaspersky |
Posted on 06/16/2015 3:18:15 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab announced that it has detected an intrusion into its own systems, and you'll never believe who the company thinks is behind it. CEO Eugene Kaspersky claims a nation-state hacked into his company's network in order to steal information about its technologies. The unidentified hackers exploited security flaws in Microsoft Software Installer files to infect Kaspersky's network with malware. Kaspersky is referring to the malware as "Duqu 2.0", because it appears to be tied to the same cybercriminals that used Duqu malware to attack Iran, India, France and Ukraine a few years ago. Back then, the hackers spread the malware using security flaws in Microsoft Word.
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For later.
This is NOT a NEW hacking event.
(Whew! had me going for a minute when I read the headline!)
You would think a security firm would be running an all-Linux system.
True.
But most of their customers are on Windows, so I expect they must run Windows boxes for research, development, and testing.
Gee. That didn't set off any alarm bells?
The jews did it?
Maybe he needs to call security.
Why Linux had a ton of vulnerabilities throughout the year..
Just like all OSes.
Ehh... take with a grain of salt. They weren’t exactly “hacked.” Someone opened something with malicious code and set it free inside their network. They’re likely tracking it very closely. The problem with MOST malware and viruses is that at some point they have to phone home. They can open ports all over the place or attempt egress penetration tests, but if Kaspersky is buttoned up well enough, they’ll likely find where it’s hiding and isolate it.
In a network with segmentation, firewalls, and adequate monitoring, they can isolate the infection and either cure or kill it by shutting down the affected systems. I’d have to imagine things like storage, hypervisors, and email systems are on protected networks. That’s the simplest way to protect a network from an outbreak. Flat networks are usually bad news.
Hey, they need to run Norton Power Eraser - Free virus and spyware removal tool.
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20100824120155EN_EndUserProfile_en_us
And btw, it works :)
Using Linux mint now. 17.1 called “Rebecca”.
Nyah nyah, come get me, NOT. FU hackers.
Aw come on! You use an anti-virus program created by a Russian?
roh roh
Dmitri tours Kaspersky Lab in 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVv4is_vkHI
He's not Russian, although he does reside in Moscow (as far as we know). Он Эдвард Сноуден.
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