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New version of Destover malware signed by stolen Sony certificate

Threatpost - (International) Researchers at Kaspersky Lab identified a new variant of the Destover malware used in an attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that uses a stolen, legitimate certificate from Sony. The malware is basically identical to previous versions except for the use of a certificate.

Source: http://threatpost.com/new-version-of-destover-malware-signed-by-stolen-sony-certificate/109777

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