Dark Reading: Rise Of The 'Hit-And-Run' APT

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A new model of cyberespionage is emerging that relies on cybermercenaries hired to break in, steal information, and then leave -- with specific targeted information

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
September 26, 2013

Yet another cyberespionage gang out of Asia has been discovered working on a for-hire basis as advanced persistent threat (APT)-type attackers shift gears toward a more focused, stealthy, "smash-and-grab" strategy using contracted hackers.

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