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Operation Aurora

Operation Aurora. Cyberwarfare. Cyberwarfare = Computer(s) + Internet + attack Propoganda , DDoS , Vandalism, Theft, Espionage, Sabotage, Infrastructure Disruption Over 120 countries participate- McAfee http://topnews.us/content/28423-mcafee-cautions-about-cold-war-style-cyber-attacks.

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Operation Aurora

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  1. Operation Aurora

  2. Cyberwarfare • Cyberwarfare = Computer(s) + Internet + attack • Propoganda, DDoS, Vandalism, Theft, Espionage, Sabotage, Infrastructure Disruption • Over 120 countries participate- McAfee • http://topnews.us/content/28423-mcafee-cautions-about-cold-war-style-cyber-attacks

  3. Counter Intelligence • April 2009: Pentagon announces $100 million to fix attacks • Litigation to protect private industry…

  4. Operation Aurora • Jan 12, 2010: Google announces the attack • Dmitri Alperovitch- McAfee V.P., coined the name • Google claims attack originated in China • China claims attack is a U.S. government conspiracy

  5. Scope of Operation Aurora • Not just Google • Most notable other victims: Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems, Northrop Grumman, Dow Chemical, etc. • Estimated 30+ victims to attack

  6. Google Response • Upon discovering attack originated in China Google no longer censored its searches • Google has threatened to remove its China operations and no longer provide service in China

  7. Aurora • Attack took place over a period of 4-6 months • Exploited a security weakness in Internet Explorer • Microsoft patched IE soon after Google’s statement • Microsoft knew about the weakness 5 months beforehand

  8. Aurora (cont.) • Once infiltrated, backdoor installed, behaved as an SSL connection to relevant servers around the world • Hackers were able to search through corporations’ intranets • Main target was intellectual property (generally source code repositories and private emails)

  9. Aurora (still cont.) • Much speculation and research conducted by cyber forensics experts • Source code was based in Chinese • Possible origin: Shanghai Jiao Tong University • University has ties to Baidu, Google competitor

  10. Aurora in News • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfT_GuR3blA

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