Duqu hackers shift to Belgium after India raid

Hackers used a server in Belgium to collect data stolen from machines infected with the Duqu computer virus, after authorities shut down another rogue collection system in India, according to security experts.

November 04, 2011 / 10:15 IST
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Hackers used a server in Belgium to collect data stolen from machines infected with the Duqu computer virus, after authorities shut down another rogue collection system in India, according to security experts. Governments and security experts around the globe are working to unlock the secrets of the elusive malware, which some say could be the next big cyber threat after the Stuxnet virus that was believed to have infected Iran's nuclear program. Researchers at Symantec Corp said they had identified a sample of Duqu that was configured to communicate with a specific server at Combell Group, Belgium's largest Web-hosting company. Hackers frequently use or lease servers at data centers to manage their malicious activities, without the knowledge of the data center operator. Click here for full story

first published: Nov 4, 2011 10:08 am

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