Espionage campaign targeting Asian supply chains uncovered

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http://www.csoonline.com/article/740393/espionage-campaign-targeting-asian-supply-chains-uncovered

By Steve Ragan
Staff Writer
CSO Online
September 25, 2013

Kaspersky Lab, during a presentation at a security summit produced by 
Billington CyberSecurity, unveiled the existence of a small group of 
criminal hackers for hire, which began operations in 2011 and have 
expanded in scope and size over the last few years.

Calling the campaign Icefog, Kaspersky explained during their presentation 
that the campaign targeted governmental institutions, military 
contractors, maritime and ship-building groups, telecom and satellite 
operators, industrial and high technology companies, and mass media.

Specifically, the targets include defense industry contractors such as Lig 
Nex1 and Selectron Industrial Company, media companies such as Fuji TV and 
the Japan-China Economic Association, shipbuilding companies such as DSME 
Tech, Hanjin Heavy Industries, and telecom operators such as Korea 
Telecom. However, Kaspersky isn't saying who was confirmed to be a victim 
when it comes to Icefog, only that they are working with the firms 
directly and law enforcement.

Earlier this year, Kaspersky obtained a Phishing sample from Fuji TV. The 
attachment was malicious, and dropped additional files that would later be 
classified as part of the Icefog campaign. However, initial analysis 
linked the newly discovered malware to an earlier variant. This same 
variant was used to attack the Japanese Parliament in 2011, and later in 
2012.

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