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Targeted malware attack spends decade sliding under the radar

Palo Alto Networks researchers have uncovered a cybercrime operation that spent close to a decade infecting targets with dozens of previously unknown malware variants. Researchers identified and collected over 40 variants of a previously unpublished malware family we call Infy, which has been involved in attacks stretching back to 2007. Attacks using this tool were still active as of April 2016. Iran is using Infy to conduct a espionage campaign by which it is targeting governments and their citizens around the world, the researchers say. Each attack usually begins with a spear-phishing campaign containing malicious Word or PowerPoint documents.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/targeted-operation-spends-decade-sliding-malware-radar/

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