A shadowy cyber-espionage group that sent malware to the prosecutor whose mysterious death transfixed Argentina early this year has been hitting targets in left-leaning nations across South America, the Internet watchdog group Citizen Lab reported Wednesday.
The breadth and brazenness of the hackers’ activity bear the hallmarks of state sponsorship, the researchers found. So do its targets.
Source: South America Hacker Team Targets Dissidents, Journalists