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Reconnaissance code on industrial software site points to watering hole attack |
September 01, 2014
Attackers have rigged the website of an industrial software firm with a sophisticated reconnaissance tool, possibly in preparation for attacks against companies from several industries.The incident was detected last week by researchers from security firm AlienVault who found rogue code injected into the website of a big industrial company that wasn’t named. “The website is related to software used for simulation and system engineering in a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing,” said Jaime Blasco, director of the AlienVault Labs in a blog post.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2600900/reconnaissance-code-on-industrial-software-site-points-to-watering-hole-attack.html#tk.rss_all
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