Kaspersky Lab investigates hacker attack on its own network

[harlan4096]

More info in:

https://blog.kaspersky.com/kaspersky-statement-duqu-attack/

https://securelist.com/blog/researc...a-sophisticated-cyberespionage-actor-returns/

https://securelist.com/files/2015/0...ophisticated_cyberespionage_actor_returns.pdf

 

[Atlas147]

Kudos to Kaspersky for informing the public of this attack, I think most companies would just want to hide this away in fears that customers would leave due to the risks of the hackers. As for the hackers, I think they made a big mistake taking on a security giant like Kaspersky, would love to see how they are going to deal with future threats.

 

[Davidov]

If you can attack kaspersky what we mere mortals .-))

 

[Cch123]

Reminds me of the Bit9 hack. But this attack also cements the fact that Kaspersky is one of the best security solutions in the world for an advanced nation state to try and attack it.

 

[Tony Cole]

I just thought I'd come in here, it's probably the United States, but Kaspersky will never name the nation state behind such an attack, more than they'd dare do. And that's the issue, us mere mortals don't stand a chance. George W. Bush practically admitted to Stuxnet and told Obama to carry on with these cyber attacks. And really we, normal people hit by viruses/ransomware are not on any states priority list, so the Government doesn't care, now nuclear weapons and the possibility of an attack is.

 

[rocky]

I just thought I'd come in here, it's probably the United States, but Kaspersky will never name the nation state behind such an attack, more than they'd dare do. And that's the issue, us mere mortals don't stand a chance. George W. Bush practically admitted to Stuxnet and told Obama to carry on with these cyber attacks. And really we, normal people hit by viruses/ransomware are not on any states priority list, so the Government doesn't care, now nuclear weapons and the possibility of an attack is.

I feel I need to respond to this. But all I can do is sadly shake my head.

 

[Entreri]

Apparently once they had their new tool it found the malware and they studied it very extensively.

So this is very new malware by a well funded nation state, unlike previous which has been around for many years, gone undetected.

It was only a matter of time, given the great apptitude Kaspersky has for finding state sponsored super stealthy cyber weapons. They just blew their load, this will only make Kaspersky even better at finding this type of malware.