KASPERSKY REPORT “THE DARKHOTEL APT; A STORY OF UNUSUAL HOSPITALITY version 1.0”

We are referring to the latest report by Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team that was produced in November 2014 with the title of “THE DARKHOTEL APT; A STORY OF UNUSUAL HOSPITALITY version 1.0”. The report has affected several CAs around the globe including Digicert Malaysia.

The Darkhotel APT has been recognized as a form of attack to target high-profile figures with bad intention while leveraging hotel’s wifi network that has weak security of implementation. As part of the attack process, it has been reported that attacker has been duplicating OLD and revoked certificates of several CAs including Digicert Malaysia.