Hackers target CEOs in 'Darkhotel' scheme
Hackers have developed a scheme to steal sensitive information from top executives by penetrating the Wi-Fi networks of luxury hotels, security researchers said Monday.
A report by Kaspersky Lab said the "Darkhotel" espionage effort "has lurked in the shadows for at least four years while stealing sensitive data from selected corporate executives traveling abroad."
Kaspersky said about 90 percent of the infections appear to be located in Japan, Taiwan, China, Russia and South Korea, but that the executives targeted include those traveling from the United States and other countries. "The infection count numbers in the thousands," the report said. "The more interesting traveling targets include top executives from the US and Asia doing business and investment in the (Asia-Pacific) region."
