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Wednesday, 05/30/2012 9:39:48 AM

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 9:39:48 AM

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OT: this is amazing
"Flame" computer virus strikes Middle East; Israel speculation continues

"....Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab ZAO said the "Flame" virus was unprecedented both in terms of its size and complexity, possessing the ability to turn infected computers into all-purpose spying machines that can even suck information out of nearby cell phones.

"This is on a completely different level," Kaspersky researcher Roel Schouwenberg said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "It can be used to spy on everything that a user is doing."

The announcement sent a ripple of excitement across the computer security sector. Flame is the third major cyberweapon discovered in the past two years, and Kaspersky's conclusion that it was crafted at the behest of a national government fueled speculation that the virus could be part of an Israeli-backed campaign of electronic sabotage aimed at archrival Iran....."

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57443071-501465/flame-computer-virus-strikes-middle-east-israel-speculation-continues/?tag=stack

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