Posted October 15, 2012, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered an advanced piece of malware dubbed miniFlame (officially referred to as “SPE” and “John” by the designers) being used to attack high-profile targets. miniFlame works as an espionage add-on tool alongside similar state-sponsored code…
Posted September 18, 2012, 5:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security, The Web
Kaspersky has published its findings on the massively distributed Flame malware it identified four months ago, revealing that evidence found on Command & Control (C&C) servers suggests the strain dates back as far as 2006. Researchers also learned that the…
Posted August 10, 2012, 1:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security, The Web
Kaspersky security analysts have identified another cyber-threat (PDF) targeting the Middle East as part of ongoing research into Flame. Named Gauss, it displays all the hallmarks of being part of the same family as Flame (Stuxnet, Duqu) and is compromising financial…
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