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[LUG] targetted trojans

 

Interesting article in the Economist about the recent stories of China spying on the 
West. What the attackers apparently did was to send fake emails with trojans. The 
twist was they faked:
- The sender, to be a known friend
- The style of writing and preferred topics
- The attachment was something known to be of interest

ie a specific trojan aimed at one person

sorry was reading the paper version but the full story should be available at 
www.economist.com under "a chinese ghost in the machine"


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