White Paper details a half-decade s worth of cyber attacks originating from a single command and control server of an unnamed instigator. Alperovitch argues that the rate of intrusions over the last six months is neither a new phenomenon nor even an increase, but that these sorts of attacks have been occurring relentlessly for at least the last five years. The most highly targeted organizations were defense contractors by far, but the U.S. Federal and State governments, and the international sports, construction and electronics industries were heavily targeted.
Source: https://threatpost.com/study-operation-shady-rat-revealed-080311/75508/