They're ba-ack: Hacker gang that infiltrated NYT for months returns (fwd)

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http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/08/theyre-ba-ack-hacker-gang-that-infiltrated-nyt-for-months-returns/

By Dan Goodin
The Register
Aug 12, 2013

The hacking team suspected of infiltrating New York Times computers for four 
months has resurfaced with new attack tools after months of lying low, security 
researchers said.

The group, commonly known as APT 12, has for years engaged in a series of 
computer intrusions designed to obtain sensitive information from government 
agencies, military contractors, journalists, and others. According to a blog 
post published Monday by research firm FireEye, the gang went silent after the 
exposure of the four-month hacking campaign, which the NYT said was in response 
to a story critical of the family of Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao.

Now the group is back, this time attacking an unidentified "organization 
involved in shaping economic policy," Monday's report said. In addition to 
hitting a new target, the group also used an updated hacking tool from the 
Backdoor.APT.Aumlib and Backdoor.APT.Ixeshe malware families.

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