Syrian Dissidents Hit By Another Wave of Targeted State-Sponsored Attacks 54
Trailrunner7 writes "One of the attackers who has been targeting Syrian anti-government activists with malware and surveillance tools has returned and upped the ante with the use of the BlackShades RAT, a remote-access tool that gives him the ability to spy on victims machines through keylogging and screenshots. The original attacks against Syrian activists, who are working against the government's months-long violent crackdown, were using another RAT known as Xtreme RAT, with similar capabilities. That malware was being spread through a couple of different targeted attacks, including one in which activists were directed to YouTube videos and their account credentials were then stolen when they logged in to leave comments. That attack continued with the installation of the RAT, giving the attacker surreptitious access to the victims' machines, enabling him to monitor their activities online. Now, researchers say that at least one attacker who is known to be involved in these targeted attacks also is using the BlackShades RAT in a new set of attacks."
Why should I believe you? (Score:5, Insightful)
This is a propaganda war as much as anything, and I don't have any evidence to believe either side.
Perhaps the Syrian government is not installing this software. Perhaps the activists are installing it to make the Syrian government look bad.
I have only an absence of evidence (impartially gathered and analysed), and that means I should believe no-one's conclusions.
Re:O RLY? (Score:2, Insightful)
I think it's more like people like you are sick of Western propaganda and are willing to embrace anything that contradicts it, including greater falsehoods.