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BOSTON (Reuters) - Security experts have discovered a highly sophisticated computer virus in Iran and the Middle East that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage. Evidence suggest that the ...
May 28, 2012 at 19:49 | Source: Reuters
Just as a number of organizations have tapped into Big Data to help prevent security breaches, an agency (or agencies) appears to be using Big Data to parse data harvested by what the WSJ calls “the most sophisticated cyberweapon yet unleashed.”
May 29, 2012 at 17:18 | Source: Wall Street Journal
BOSTON, May 28 (Reuters) - Security experts have discovered a new data-stealing virus dubbed Flame they say has lurked inside thousands of computers across the Middle East for as long as five years as part of a sophisticated cyber warfare campaign.
May 28, 2012 at 12:54 | Source: Reuters
Over the holiday weekend the online news networks were abuzz with news of a "massive cyber threat" variously called Flame, Flamer, or sKyWIper. Researchers at Hungarian lab CrySyS stated, "sKyWIper is certainly the most sophisticated malware we encountered ...
May 29, 2012 at 18:15 | Source: PC Magazine
For at least the past two years, a large, complex piece of malicious software has infected hundreds of computers across the Middle East, stealing victims' data and spying on their online activities, security researchers have discovered.
May 29, 2012 at 19:19 | Source: Huffington Post
Security researchers are warning of what they call one of the most sophisticated worms to date, and believe that this time, the worm may be the work of a nation-state rather than hackers. Called "Flame", the Trojan has hit Middle Eastern ...
May 29, 2012 at 19:41 | Source: Beta News
The Flame virus, described as one of the most dangerous and powerful forms of malware created is being blamed on Israel for its destruction and damage throughout the Middle East. Some experts say it serves the same purpose as an earlier virus, Stuxnet ...
May 29, 2012 at 13:50 | Source: Christian Post
Security researchers at Kaspersky Labs have discovered a new malware that was used to spy on Middle Eastern countries. The attack has been highly targeted, infecting about 5000 computers across Iran, Israel, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and other unnamed countries.
May 29, 2012 at 12:10 | Source: Techie Buzz
This is the most serious warning we have ever put out," said Marco Obiso, cyber security coordinator for the UN's Geneva-based International Telecommunications Union. The formal warning will tell member nations that the Flame virus is a dangerous espionage ...
May 29, 2012 at 18:58 | Source: Daily Telegraph