Targeted Trojan attacks on the rise

Targeted Trojan attacks on the rise
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-10-13

MONTRÉAL - On December 1, 2005, two e-mail messages were sent from a computer in Western Australia to members of two different human rights organizations. Each e-mail message carried a Microsoft Word document with a previously unknown exploit that would take control of the targeted person's computer and open up a beachhead into the group's network.

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Anonymous

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Emil (1 replies)

So if these companies wasn't using Microsoft's obviously flawed formats they wouldn't be in this much of a hassle.

How long are companies going to accept the sh_t Microsoft continues to shove down their throats?

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Re: Targeted Trojan attacks on the rise 2006-11-30
Anonymous