Journalists in China computers hacked - September 2009

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DATE:
2009-09

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
China

AFFECTED SITES:
Journalists' computers, not sites

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
n/a

SOURCE COUNTRY:
China

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Chinese government

TYPE OF ATTACK:
Malware

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
"The attacks specifically targeted Chinese employees working for media organizations, including Reuters, the Straits Times, Dow Jones, Agence France Presse, and Ansa. These employees received an email from 'Pam' who claimed to be an editor with the Straits Times, that came with a PDF attachment that contains malware. When opened, malicious code in the PDF exploits the Adobe Reader program and drops the malware on the target’s computer. " (1)

URLS:
1. http://www.infowar-monitor.net/2009/09/targeted-malware-attack-on-foreign-correspondents-based-in-china/

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