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Did a basic email take down US defence contractor RSA?
Researchers believe a simple email may have unlocked one of the most respected computers on the planet that threatened US security - was as simple as: "I forward you this file for your review. Please open it and view it." EMC recruiter opened up booby-trapped Excel spreadsheet, whoops.
By the way, your shoelaces are tied together.
- mgl 15y agoIt wasn't "a basic e-mail" but a zero-day exploit inside Excel .
- esad 15y agoSo F-Secure has access and randomly digs through e-mails going through their virus scanner?
- mootothemax 15y agoSo F-Secure has access and randomly digs through e-mails going through their virus scanner? No. This is from a website they provide where users upload suspicious files to see if they're infected or not: http://www.virustotal.com/ http://www.virustotal.com/
- adestefan 15y agoI'm sure RSA does defense related work, but I wouldn't call them a "defense contractor."
- sunchild 15y agoI think the confusion is due to the attacker's focus on RSA customers like Lockheed (who were apparently compromised).
- andylei 15y agothe next headline is gonna be "did a basic usb drive take out iran's nuclear program?"