Spy malware infecting Iranian networks is engineering marvel to behold

Researchers are still wrapping their brains around the mind-blowing "Flame."

Malware recently found infecting Middle Eastern networks is so complex and sophisticated that it's probably an advanced cyber-weapon unleashed by a wealthy country to wage a protracted espionage campaign on Iran, researchers from some of the world's leading security companies said.

The malware, dubbed "Flame" after one of the dozens of modules available for it, immediately evoked memories of Stuxnet, another piece of advanced malware that disabled uranium centrifuges in Iranian nuclear plants. As sophisticated as Stuxnet and a related piece of espionage software known as Duqu are, the latest piece of malware is probably orders of magnitude more sophisticated.

Full article: http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/05/spy-malware-infecting-iranian-networks-is-engineering-marvel-to-behold/

Edited May 29, 201214 yr by cdnvic
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wow long but good read, thanks

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/new-computer-virus-looks-like-a-cyberweapon/?nl=technology&emc=techupdateema22_20120529

more info found there

Was also interesting to learn that Kaspersky´s is located in Russia. which would have raised my eyebrows before.

Was also interesting to learn that Kaspersky´s is located in Russia.

Huh? They're sure not Irish . . .

In case it is of interest to you, here an interview of the NY Times with Mr Kaspersky about the threat of cyber wars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/technology/cyberweapon-warning-from-kaspersky-a-computer-security-expert.html?pagewanted=all