Booby-trapped PDF files, posing as messages from the US Department of Defense, were emailed to US defence contractors last week. Document refers to a real conference due to be held in Las Vegas in March. Those buying German Shepherd puppies for Bitcoin online are in for a ruff ride. Read the full article in this article by David Wolpoff at Randori, who explains how hackers pick their targets and how understanding hacker logic s can help prioritize defenses.
Source: https://threatpost.com/us-defense-contractors-hit-malware-pdfs-011810/73385/