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From a CBC article linked in the story above: "This attack had all the hallmarks of a classic "watering hole" attack, in which hackers find a website that their
by mikece 7y ago
From a CBC article linked in the story above: "This attack had all the hallmarks of a classic "watering hole" attack, in which hackers find a website that their targets frequent and infect it with malware in order to gain access to those targets. "
is there any more detail on the specific malware infection and if it was, in fact, a "watering hole" attack or if they simply don't have a clue how this happened and have called it this simply so there's a plausible explanation?
- dx87 7y agoAn earlier article says that watering hole attacks are a common attack method used by the group, but that they probably already had access to the network, just not to specific individuals computers. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emissary-panda-chinese-hackers-cyberattack-icao-1.5034177 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emissary-panda-chine...