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Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say
Source: BBC
28 May 2012 Last updated at 13:17 GMT
Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say
By Dave Lee
Technology reporter, BBC News
A complex targeted cyber-attack that collected private data from countries such as Israel and Iran has been uncovered, researchers have said.
Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs told the BBC they believed the malware, known as Flame, had been operating since August 2010.
The company said it believed the attack was state-sponsored, but could not be sure of its exact origins.
They described Flame as "one of the most complex threats ever discovered".
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Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say
By Dave Lee
Technology reporter, BBC News
A complex targeted cyber-attack that collected private data from countries such as Israel and Iran has been uncovered, researchers have said.
Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs told the BBC they believed the malware, known as Flame, had been operating since August 2010.
The company said it believed the attack was state-sponsored, but could not be sure of its exact origins.
They described Flame as "one of the most complex threats ever discovered".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18238326
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