Security News > 2018 > March > APT Hackers Infect Routers to Covertly Implant Slingshot Spying Malware
2018-03-09 21:18
Security researchers at Kaspersky have identified a sophisticated APT hacking group that has been operating since at least 2012 without being noticed due to their complex and clever hacking techniques. The hacking group used a piece of advanced malware—dubbed Slingshot—to infect hundreds of thousands of victims in the Middle East and Africa by hacking into their routers. According to a
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