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)
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