Stuxnet x20: Massive cyber spy virus 'Flame' hits Iran, Israel

May 29, 2012 00:28

A powerful data-snatching virus targeting computers in Iran, Israel and other Middle Eastern countries has been discovered by Russian experts. The worm has been used for years for what seems to be state-sponsored cyber espionage.

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Nutx (unregistered) 18.11.2012 21:43

No big surprise, its part of Windows and it's various backdoors. The software simply checks for the user language selected, country it was shipped to, and then when internet connection is made, the country location is confirmed and the backdoor is installed. Been going on for a decade at least.

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OL (unregistered) 31.05.2012 12:40

skillzflux (unregistered) wrote in #8
@ gousgo ever wondered why we call our numerical system arabic? go see what neil degrasse tyson has to say about this...

i know! and you? if you did not new arabs stolen this numeric syste m from inidia by Persians. this is what muslems always was good at. is to steal something give it there name and tell to everybody that it is there! and its dose not matter is it a land or numeric system!   

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doc (unregistered) 30.05.2012 06:47

@kafantaris (unregistered) : " Only four countries had the technical know-how to develop the Flame virus " - so you have just to write  incredibly stupid comments like this on RT and you get 'likes' from many other users? that says it all...

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Howard T. Lewis III (unregistered) 30.05.2012 01:50

  There is somebody out there that needs to be lined up in front of a wall and shot, like today. Like now.

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alephfool (unregistered) 30.05.2012 00:43

Judging from the response to my previous post it appears that irony sometimes misses the mark lol

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kafantaris (unregistered) 29.05.2012 23:08

Only four countries had the technical know-how to develop the Flame virus: "Israel, the U.S., China and Russia."Since the virus was obviously intended for Iran, we can eliminate its friends China and Russia.This leaves only Israel and us.Having thoroughly demonized Iran, anything we do to it has become fair game.But there is nothing fair or right about taking another country's data. Certainly we would not want China or Russia taking our data and spreading it to 80 separate servers.As a leader of the world community aspiring for governance through universal fairness, we can no longer afford to follow the beaten path of expediency chosen by Israel.  Doing so will not only deprive us of our moral authority, but will also squander our unique opportunity to fashion a more just and fair world.

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skillzflux (unregistered) 29.05.2012 22:02

@ gousgo ever wondered why we call our numerical system arabic? go see what neil degrasse tyson has to say about this...

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dirkadirka 29.05.2012 20:20

funny how china hasnt been blamed

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JJ (unregistered) 29.05.2012 19:49

The countries that made this are stupid, desperate, and childish looks like the finger points to the USA and Isreal.

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Go USA (unregistered) 29.05.2012 18:42

speakitsmind (unregistered) wrote in #15
Ok ,I think every one is missing a point here ! Who would have most interest on developing software as such to spy on the list of countries mentioned ? That is right the US! Considering that it was only sought in August 2010 ,this was probably running  from just about estimate 2003 ? Russia has no gains here lets be realistic about it , the sophistication of the virus and its spying capabilities are signature mark of US backed operation, CIA for sure ! These guys are experts in what they do (WAR) and a bit of spying . Russia is not the paranoid state of the world with the greed for control and destruction of lives for the gains of power and money ! Long live Putin ,so you Americans can go to bed with the thought that you just cant have everything ,evil ? It lives in the US! Your propaganda just does not work in Russia !
============ ==============Well Russia is just wrong all the time, they sided with Hitler, they tried to spread communism. They are 3rd place losers, and the US is always 20 steps ahead of them. If the world was guided by Russia, it would go nowhere

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To the blind fanatics (unregistered) 29.05.2012 18:19

carlo (unregistered) wrote in #17
To the blind fanatics (unregistered) wrote in #9
professor (unregistered) wrote in #6
@goUSgo "Well we all know it wasnt a Muslim who created this. They arent smart enough!"


Hey genius, Steve Jobs of Apple was of Syrian ancestry, maybe not as smart as you. BTW what do you do?, flip burgers?

==== ==================== =========He was American, like every genius is or is friends with.
Did you know that various other religious groups openly support zionism. Just look it up. Even India is the most pro-Israel country in the world.
Free for what, not free from what. Careful not to deepthroat the enemy. ========== ==================== =====uyyyyy if you love jews so much why dont you go and blow one buddy ;)
========== =============I do, and his junk is bigger and smarter than anyone who isn't American or at least friends with them

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liveinashoe (unregistered) 29.05.2012 17:46

lol windoz computers. I use Linux

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Good Job Kaspersky! (unregistered) 29.05.2012 17:16

Now its time to install Kaspersky Antivirus on your computer! ok, usually its the antivirus provider itself that creates the viruses to sell the new version of its programm, but in that case, it is another dimension.. as a software developer, and every dev knows about that, there is an old saying: "show me your code, and I tell you who you are.." but this will not be easy because of the complexity of the code. I'm sure it comes from a top secret agency, from a country, where even the government doesn't know that this agency exists..

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cyber war! (unregistered) 29.05.2012 16:02

This virus is invented mainly to attack Iran by USA,UK and Israel. but it could be used to attack other countries like India, China or maybe Russia. It is crucial that eastern countries help eachothers against such threats. they all are on a same ship!

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