McAfee: One Country Behind "Operation Shady Rat" Cyber Attacks

McAfee Says 'One State Actor' Behind International Hacking Spree -- L.A. Times

McAfee Inc. says it has uncovered an international hacking campaign, probably conducted by one government, that has spied on and committed cyber attacks against the networks of 72 other governments and corporations over the last five years.

The Santa Clara-based tech security firm has dubbed the alleged hacking spree "Operation Shady RAT," and noted that 49 of the 72 victims it has identified were located in the U.S. -- making American organizations the main target.

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Getting Ready For The Code War

Counterterrorism expert Cofer Black speaks at a cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday

Countries Brace For The Code War -- CNN Money

LAS VEGAS -- Repeated and constant cyber attacks against the United States have turned the country's assessment of national security threats on its head.

Just five years ago, the CIA was mostly worried about physical threats like bombings or chemical warfare. But now, the CIA thinks cyber attacks have the second greatest potential for national destruction behind only a nuclear attack.

"Cyber will be part of any future conflict -- whether it's a nation state or terrorism," said Cofer Black, former director of the CIA's counterterrorist center, at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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Massive Number Of Cyberattacks Uncovered; U.S., UN,, News Organizations And Companies Targeted

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Security Firm Identifies Global Cyber Spying -- New York Times

SHANGHAI — A massive cyberattack that lasted up to five years infiltrated computers and stole data from the United Nations and a wide range of governments and American corporations, according to a report released Wednesday by security experts in the United States.

The American security company McAfee called it a highly sophisticated cyberattack that appeared to have been operated by a government body. But McAfee, which was recently acquired by Intel, declined to say which country it believed was behind the attack.

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Exclusive: Operation Shady rat—Unprecedented Cyber-espionage Campaign and Intellectual-Property Bonanza -- Vanity Fair
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Governments, IOC and UN hit by massive cyber attack -- BBC
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Massive Global Cyberattack Targeting U.S., U.N. Discovered; Experts Blame China -- FOX News
McAfee reveals huge series of cyberattacks -- Financial Times
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State-sponsored 5-year global cyberattack uncovered -- The Register
Global cyber-spying shocker -- Politico
McAfee: Hackers Compromised 72 Organizations Since 2006 -- PC World
Report on ‘Operation Shady RAT’ identifies widespread cyber-spying -- Washington Post
McAfee uncovers five-year hacking scheme -- CTV News/Canadian Press
US, UN, IOC targets of cyber spying campaign: McAfee -- AFP
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