Security News > 2016 > August > Top-level cyber espionage group uncovered after years of stealthy attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-08-09 19:49
Symantec and Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered another espionage group that is likely backed by a nation-state. The former have dubbed the threat actor Strider, wile the latter named it ProjectSauron (after a mention in the code of one of the malware modules the group deploys). According to the researchers, evidence of ProjectSauron’s activity can be found as far back as 2011, and as near as early 2016. Within that period, the group has targeted … More →
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