A high profile security report released earlier this week detailing Chinese military involvement in widespread online attacks is itself now being used as a lure in spear-phishing attacks, according to researchers. The report, APT1: Exposing One of China's Cyber Espionage Units, published by security firm Mandiant, made …

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Friday 22nd February 2013 07:31 GMT amanfromMars 1

Never Let a Good Opportunity and Zeroday Vulnerability Get up and Go, Go to Waste

Hmmm? Worm, can and opening all spring to mind in the ponder on Mandiant's insecurity problems.

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Friday 22nd February 2013 11:13 GMT Anonymous Coward

LMAO

It would appear that in stark contrast to the leftpondians, the Chinese are veritable connoisseurs of irony.

TQ

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Friday 22nd February 2013 11:41 GMT Version 1.0

What's really stupid is that this technique works so often - if that doesn't tell you something about the stupidity of so many people in upper management then you get just what you deserve.

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1. Friday 22nd February 2013 13:36 GMT Don Jefe
  
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  I'm not saying you are wrong, but the reverse argument could be made that upper management believes their admins aren't living up to their salaries by allowing such a blatant security hole exist.
  
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Friday 22nd February 2013 12:10 GMT taxman

APT

Very APT. That's all.

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