Sophisticated Maleware Found Aimed to Target Energy Companies

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Sophisticated Maleware Found Aimed to Target Energy Companies

By CircleID Reporter
July 12, 2016, 5:01 pm PDT Views: 4,659 Add Comment

“The threat uses sophisticated techniques to evade detection and prepares the ground for more malware components,” Lucian Constantin reporting in CIO: “Security researchers have discovered a new malware threat that goes to great lengths to remain undetected while targeting energy companies. The malware program, which researchers from security firm SentinelOne have dubbed Furtim’s Parent, is a so-called dropper—a program designed to download and install additional malware components and tools.”

— “The malware campaign is specifically targeting at least one European energy company, say security experts Udi Shamir and Joseph Landry from SentinelOne: “Upon discovery, the team reverse engineered the code and believes that based on the nature, behavior and sophistication of the malware and the extreme measures it takes to evade detection, it likely points to a nation-state sponsored initiative, potentially originating in Eastern Europe.”

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