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Tracking GhostNet: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network
Topic: Military Technology 7:42 am EDT, Mar 30, 2009

Cyber espionage is an issue whose time has come. In this second report from the Information Warfare Monitor, we lay out the findings of a 10-month investigation of alleged Chinese cyber spying against Tibetan institutions.

"GhostNet" is a cyber espionage network of over 1,295 infected computers in 103 countries, 30% of which are high-value targets, including ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, international organizations, news media, and NGOs.

This report serves as a wake-up call. At the very least, a large percentage of high-value targets compromised by this network demonstrate the relative ease with which a technically unsophisticated approach can quickly be harnessed to create a very effective spynet. These are major disruptive capabilities that the professional information security community, as well as policymakers, need to come to terms with rapidly.

The report is also available on Scribd.

From John Markoff's coverage:

The malware is remarkable both for its sweep — in computer jargon, it has not been merely “phishing” for random consumers’ information, but “whaling” for particular important targets — and for its Big Brother-style capacities.

"It’s a murky realm that we’re lifting the lid on."

Acidus, from last year:

The first rule of Confidential Document Fight Club is you cannot acknowledge the existence of Confidential Document Fight Club.

Tracking GhostNet: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network



 
 
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