Sony malware may be linked to other damaging attacks: researchers

CONFLICTING REPORTS: Kaspersky Lab said it uncovered evidence that all three campaigns might have been launched by the same group, or facilitated by a single organisation skilled in working with destructive malware but Symantec Corp attributed it to a copycat.

BOSTON: Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered what they say is technical evidence linking the massive breach at Sony Corp's Hollywood studio with attacks in South Korea and the Middle East. 

Moscow-based security software maker Kaspersky Lab said it uncovered evidence that all three campaigns might have been launched by the same group, or facilitated by a single organization skilled in working with destructive malware.