[ISN] Hackers in China swiped sensitive data from gov’t

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:36:35 -0500 (CDT)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2927242

JoongAng Daily
October 16, 2010

Hackers from China have successfully stolen confidential information 
from foreign service and security officials through e-mails that purport 
to be from the Blue House or diplomats abroad, a report from the 
National Intelligence Service showed.

Grand National Party Representative Lee Jung-hyun, a member of the 
legislature’s National Defense Commission, provided the JoongAng Ilbo on 
Thursday with intelligence agency warnings sent to government offices 
earlier this year.

According to the documents, the National Intelligence Service warned 
that malicious e-mails were sent to foreign affairs and security public 
servants and diplomats abroad. The NIS said the e-mails, which contained 
a type of malware capable of stealing data from personal computers and 
mobile data storage devices, were sent repeatedly, and it warned civil 
servants to step up their security. The e-mails were disguised to appear 
to be coming from diplomats and Blue House officials.

The e-mails contained attachments titled “Briefing on [U.S.-Korea expert 
Jack] Pritchard’s North Korea visit,” “2010 Korean Peninsula affairs 
outlook” and “Itinerary of Kim Jong-il’s trip to China.”

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