Security researchers have traced a continuing run of zero-day attacks to the hackers who infamously hit Google and other hi-tech firms three years ago

Posted: 2012/09/12 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Stats / reports

Symantec has kept close tabs on the hackers behind the so-called Aurora attacks ever since. No other group has used more zero-day vulnerabilities – eight – to further their malicious goals than the attackers behind Aurora (Hydraq) and other related attacks, the researchers said. Previous unknown vulnerabilities leveraged by the group have included Internet Explorer and Adobe Flash security bugs.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/10/elderwood_cyberespionage/

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