New Chinese malware attacks Department of Defense

Access cards are often used in governmental departments for both physical access as well as access to protected information.

A new strain of malware called Sykipot is infecting US government access cards, and AlienVault has traced the virus back to China. Access cards are often used in governmental departments for bot.

Source:
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/13/sykipot-department-of-defense/