Editor's Pick: FireEye, Microsoft Outsmart Clever Chinese Malware

FireEye, Microsoft Outsmart Clever Chinese Malware

John P. Mello Jr. May 15, 2015 10:56 AM PT

The TechNet ruse represents a tactical change for APT, noted security researcher Bill Hagestad. They're "using the methods by which we share information against us. We all go to websites for help -- from how to change a bike tire to changing oil on our car -- and helpful people usually post a link for more information. No one tests the legitimacy of where those links are going to lead people." [More...]

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