Revised trojan hits HK

Poison Ivy malware has been revamped as a more potent cyber-spying tool.

The revised malware is been slung in targeted attacks against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. The latest version of the trojan features updated execution and communications mechanisms, as explained by researchers from Palo Alto Networks here.

Poison Ivy has long been a favourite among cyberspies but “since the last public release of version 2.3.2 in 2008, new variants of the tool have been relatively rare, especially versions which modify the core communication protocols". ®