Hackers of Japanese military contractor fluent in Chinese

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/22/japan_military_hack_follow_up/

By Dan Goodin in San Francisco
The Register
22nd September 2011

Software used to breach the security of a Japanese maker of sensitive 
weapons systems contained simplified Chinese characters, making it 
difficult for those who don't speak the language to carry out the hack, 
Japan's biggest daily newspaper reported.

A computer screen used by attackers to remotely control infected 
computers inside Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries included simplified 
Chinese characters for words such as “automatic,” “catch,” and “image,” 
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. 
Investigators with Japan's Metropolitan Police Department now consider 
the hack an international espionage case.

In all, the attack infected 83 computers and servers at 11 locations, 
including MHI's Tokyo headquarters, factories and research and 
development centers, a separate article in the same paper said. IHI 
Corp., another maker of heavy electronics, suffered similar attacks, the 
paper reported without elaborating.

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