Kaspersky Lab runs new campaign against supply chain attacks
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab's security research team has published a new research paper on the discovery of "Icefog" , a small yet energetic APT group that focusses on targets in South Korea and Japan, hitting the supply chain for Western companies. The operation started in 2011 and has increased in size and scope over the last few years. "For the past few years, we have seen a number of APTs hitting pretty much all types of victims and sectors. In most cases, attackers maintain a foothold in corporate and governmental networks for years, smuggling out terabytes of sensitive information," said Costin Raiu, Director, Global Research & Analysis Team. Based on the profiles of identified targets, the attackers appear to have an interest in the following sectors - military, shipbuilding and maritime operations, computer and software development, research companies, telecom operators, satellite operators, ma...