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Security researchers have uncovered what appears to be a malware-based attack targeting Indian military or government entities and designed to steal information. The malware linked to the attack "contains specific artifacts that [link it] to a commercial Pakistani entity," according to security intelligence firm ThreatConnect …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    NIce Try

    >anti-malware firm Norman AS published a report (PDF)

    Nice try. You're not going to fool me with your booby-trapped PDF.

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      Re: NIce Try

      Are you in the mid-west, too?

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    Flash information stealing malware?

    "The SFX dropper contained multiple custom executable files, as well as legitimate Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library files, which are part of the codebase used to develop and required to execute the backdoor code."

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  3. Alan Brown Silver badge

    Hmmm

    Indian and Pakistani cyber ops usually have about as much subtlety as a note attached to a brick flung through the front window.. I wonder if they're learning or if this was an operation misdirection.

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