New Russian APT attack on Pentagon: ultra-sophisticated
Nation-states are always attacking each other's systems, but this latest attack on the Pentagon has raised fears that the Russian players have suddenly increased their level of sophistication by a significant multiple.&nbsp;&ldquo;To use a military analogy, the level of sophistication of this attack is like comparing a World War I propeller-driven fighter plane to a stealth bomber coming in under the radar, completely destroying its target, and leaving before the enemy even realizes they have been attacked,&rdquo; said one expert consulted. The malware has been confirmed to have infected five computers, but the suspicion is that many other machines have been infected, but that their corruption is not detectable.
“Hackers linked to Russia who penetrated the computer networks of the White House and the State Department have turned their sights on the Pentagon, The Daily Beast has learned. And this time the hackers are using more sophisticated technologies that make them exceptionally hard to detect and that allow them to cover their tracks.

The Daily Beast obtained an email notice that the Defense Department sent Friday warning ‘at least five’ DOD computer users have been targeted in the latest campaign. The notice linked these attacks to penetrations of unclassified networks at the White House and State Department that began last year and were reported in April. The notice doesn’t specify whether any information has been stolen, nor does it indicate which agencies the targeted victims work in.”

Source: Russian Hackers Target The Pentagon – The Daily Beast