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Republika - Thursday, January 6
Lho Kok ... White House Christmas Emails Used to Steal Important Government Documents
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - At first glance, looks like an official letter from the White House. Its contents were the standard, a Christmas greeting for the Department of Government in the United States.
But who would have thought, a card sent before Christmas was actually only a ruse by the network cybercriminal to steal documents and other data from law enforcement, military and government workers - especially those involved in computer crime investigation.
Analysts who have studied the malicious software said on Tuesday that hackers could use e-mail to collect data for law enforcement sensitive. But so far no evidence that confidential information had been stolen.
The attack targeted e-mails that came when the federal government strives to improve its network security after thousands of secret documents the State Department and military documents appear on the site WikiLeaks. Federal authorities want to improve technology systems and crack down on employees to prevent acts of theft or loss of confidential and sensitive information.
Back to the Christmas card, perform in the internet page beritu message clicked. The card is decorated with brightly colored Christmas tree and recipients are asked to click on certain links. once a link is clicked, it will automatically download malware ZueS - malicious code that famous and often used to steal passwords and other online credentials, especially to steal banking information. Malware was created several years ago and widely available to criminals to get it. It has been used to steal millions of dollars.
Don Jackson, director of threat intelligence for SecureWorks, based in Atlanta, said the attacks were rather small and targeted to a number of groups, namely law enforcement officers, military and government affiliation.

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