Hackers used a highly customized piece of malware that takes advantage of a recently revealed Adobe flaw to spy on governments and institutions worldwide, security firm Kaspersky Lab announced Wednesday. The 59 victims in 23 countries include government entities in Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, and a research foundation in Hungary. A think tank, a research institute and a healthcare provider in the U.S. were also targeted.
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MiniDuke Hackers Use Adobe Flaw to Zero In on Euro Governments
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 28, 2013 09:30 AMHackers used a highly customized piece of malware that takes advantage of a recently revealed Adobe flaw to spy on governments and institutions worldwide, security firm Kaspersky Lab announced Wednesday. The 59 victims in 23 countries include government entities in Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, and a research foundation in Hungary. A think tank, a research institute and a healthcare provider in the U.S. were also targeted.