AutoCAD Worm Targets Design Documents in Possible Espionage Campaign

JMH · Jun 21, 2012

A malware campaign targeting AutoCAD drawings uncovered by security researchers at ESET could be a massive case of industrial espionage.

AutoCAD is software for computer-aided design and drafting in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional formats. The campaign appears to be primarily targeting Peru, and has reached at least 10,000 machines – a relatively large number given the nature of the malware.

"I don't think all victims were intentional targets," says ESET malware researcher Pierre-Marc Bureau. "This is probably more of a shotgun approach where the malware operator will try to gather as much information as possible by infecting as many systems as possible."

http://www.darkreading.com/advanced...documents-in-possible-espionage-campaign.html

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AutoCAD Worm Targets Design Documents in Possible Espionage Campaign

JMH

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