Another thing Red October was/is.
Red October was a cyberespionage malware program discovered in October 2012 by Russian firm Kaspersky Lab. The malware was reportedly operating worldwide for up to five years prior to discovery, transmitting information ranging from diplomatic secrets to personal information, including from mobile devices. The primary vectors used to install the malware were emails containing attached documents that exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Excel. Later, a webpage was found that exploited a known vulnerability in the Java browser plugin. Red October was termed an advanced cyberespionage campaign intended to target diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organizations worldwide.
securelist.com/red-october-diplomatic-cyber-attacks-investigation/36740/
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It's my suspicion that this malware attack may be related to how NK got nuclear technology suddenly. NK is reported to have a large and sophisticated military hacking unit.