Sophisticated Malvertising Campaign Targets US Defense Industry

By BrIan Prince/ Posted on 10/172014
 
Dubbed Operation DeathClick, the campaign puts a new twist on an old method of infecting users.
 Malvertising is not something organizations normally associate with cyber espionage. But new research from Invincea may change that.
In a report, the security firm outlined an advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign it has dubbed "Operation DeathClick," targeting the US defense industry. Invincea has spotted more than two dozen micro-targeted attacks since September that are linked to the campaign. The objective of these attacks is likely intellectual property theft -- not ad fraud -- leading researchers to believe the perpetrators are advanced threat actors.
Within the last six months, the company has discovered and stopped targeted malvertising attacks against specific companies -- particularly those in the defense industry, according to the report.
 
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