{"id":175291,"date":"2016-08-09T10:10:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T08:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=175291"},"modified":"2016-08-09T10:12:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T08:12:38","slug":"advanced-cyber-espionage-malware-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/175291-advanced-cyber-espionage-malware-discovered.html","title":{"rendered":"Advanced cyber-espionage malware discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"

A previously unknown group called Strider has been conducting cyberespionage-style attacks against targets in Russia, China, Sweden, and Belgium.<\/p>\n

According to Symantec<\/strong><\/a>, the group uses an advanced piece of malware known as Remsec (Backdoor.Remsec) to conduct its attacks.<\/p>\n

Remsec is a tool that appears to be designed for spying purposes. Its code contains a reference to Sauron, the all-seeing antagonist in Lord of the Rings.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrider\u2019s attacks have tentative links with a previously uncovered group, Flamer. The use of Lua modules is a technique that has been used by Flamer. One of Strider\u2019s targets had also previously been infected by Regin,\u201d said Symantec.<\/p>\n

Targets<\/h3>\n

Symantec has found evidence of infections in 36 computers across seven organisations.<\/p>\n

Strider\u2019s targets include a number of organisations and individuals located in Russia, an airline in China, an organisation in Sweden, and an embassy in Belgium.<\/p>\n

\"Strider<\/a><\/p>\n

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