Operation Shady RAT

Operation Shady RAT - "Operation Shady rat ranks with Operation Aurora (the attack on Google and many other companies in 2010) as among the most significant and potentially damaging acts of cyber-espionage yet made public. Operation Shady rat has been stealing valuable intellectual property (including government secrets, e-mail archives, legal contracts, negotiation plans for business activities, and design schematics) from more than 70 public- and private-sector organizations in 14 countries. The list of victims, which ranges from national governments to global corporations to tiny nonprofits, demonstrates with unprecedented clarity the universal scope of cyber-espionage and the vulnerability of organizations in almost every category imaginable." - Vanity Fair

Original Story: Operation Shady RAT - Vanity Fair

(update) McAfee Labs Blog: Revealed Operation Shady RAT

(update) McAfee Operation Shady RAT report (pdf)