On June 26, 2013, browser manufacturer Opera announced that they had been breached as a result of a Targeted Attack against their infrastructure. However, this was no ordinary targeted attack. The attackers in this case weren't looking to steal intellectual property. They wanted to use Opera's Auto.-Update mechanism in order to propagate a piece of malware normally associated with financial Trojans.
- Blog: Opera Breach - When Cyber-Criminals Take On Targeted Attacks