According to Brian Krebs, security 'analyst and writer' who recently published a report, the malicious program utilized for breaching RSA Security previously during 2011, possibly has been utilized within assaults aimed at over 700 other companies, published EWeek dated October 24, 2011.
Apparently, the malicious program hit eBay, Google, Facebook and the rest of the total 760 companies assaulted, employing the identical central C&C (command-and-control) server, which was utilized for the RSA compromise, the expert stated. He further stated that aside the above named organizations, the list included hard-hitting firms like Nokia Internet, Comcast, Amazon, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Verizon Online LLC, Fannie Mae, Yahoo, Facebook, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, Northrop Grumman, Unisys Corporation, IBM, McAfee, Wells Fargo, Cisco, and Research in Motion Limited. Also, almost 20% of the latest companies on the Fortune 100 catalog were added to the list, according to him. ... Read the rest of: RSA Hackers Possibly Attacked more than 700 Additional Companies using Identical Malware |
