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Fireball malware’s flames infect a quarter of a BILLION computers

Fireball malware's flames touch a quarter of a BILLION computers

A new family of malware called Fireball has infected more than 250 million computers worldwide thanks to some crafty monetizing.

David Bisson reports.

Graham Cluley

Industry needs to take notice of Flame’s wakeup call – V3.co.uk


V3.co.uk

Industry needs to take notice of Flame's wakeup call
V3.co.uk
Months have passed since Flame malware was caught targeting Iranian systems. Flame has been dubbed one of the most complex and dangerous to date pieces of malware ever, because of its advanced espionage capabilities. Numerous vendors have

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Flame’s vicious sibling miniFlame malware, a cyber-espionage ‘surgical attack … – Network World (blog)

Flame's vicious sibling miniFlame malware, a cyber-espionage 'surgical attack
Network World (blog)
Flame's vicious sibling miniFlame malware, a cyber-espionage 'surgical attack tool'. A new Kaspersky Lab report revealed that a vicious cyber-espionage malware sibling was spawned from Flame. miniFlame is Flame's own evil Mini-Me which can work as a

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Flame’s vicious sibling miniFlame malware, a cyber-espionage ‘surgical attack tool’

The cyber-espionage malware Flame has a vicious little sibling called miniFlame, according to a Kaspersky Lab report released today. This small, “high-precision, surgical attack tool” can operate as a standalone, without the Flame main modules, or as a component controlled by Flame or the espionage program Gauss. Read more
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