>>Then the hackers would send the target a photo of themselves loaded with malware that penetrated their personal files and stole information.
The mainstream public is going to freak out over this line. What I assume this means, is that they sent a malware destined URL claiming it was a photo... or an email attachment like MyPicture.jpg.exe/vacationPhotos.zip.exe to the target and triggered some code execution.
The internet has become just another weapon in war, with offensive and defensive tactics constantly improving over time in reaction to each other. If you have cavalry and I have tanks you are going to be dissapointed.
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[ 5.9 ms ] story [ 40.4 ms ] threadThough this is most probably true, I worked at an ISP in North Iraq. The amount of ignorant high profile Internet users causes us lots of trouble.
But, unlike in cinema, there are many real lives at stake.
The mainstream public is going to freak out over this line. What I assume this means, is that they sent a malware destined URL claiming it was a photo... or an email attachment like MyPicture.jpg.exe/vacationPhotos.zip.exe to the target and triggered some code execution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/02/world/middleeast/hackers-u...
And the original report by FireEye:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/02/behind_...