Cybersecurity
Pakistan Spies Likely Targeted India Military, FireEye Says
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JABALPUR, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA - 2016/01/26: Soldiers participate in parade during the 67th Republic Day celebrations.
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A cyber espionage group possibly located in Pakistan has been targeting Indian government, military personnel and Pakistani dissidents since at least 2013, according to security company FireEye Inc.
The group behind the operation probably sent phishing e-mails armed with malicious software code to its targets, FireEye said. The lures used in the e-mails were related to regional military and defense issues, often involving India-Pakistan relations, according to Bryce Boland, FireEye’s chief technology officer for Asia Pacific.