A new computer virus that appears to have been deployed five years ago was recently discovered in Iran and cyber security experts suggest it could have been built by the same entities that ordered the 2010 Stuxnet attack, according to Reuters. The presence of the virus — dubbed “Flame” — was announced by the Russian-based Kaspersky Labs last week. BBC reports that this newly discovered virus is being called “one of the most complex threats ever discovered”!!
What flame can do :
Flame can gather data files, remotely change settings on computers, turns on PC microphones to record conversations, take screen shots and log instant messaging chats.
The main activity of Flame is currently concentrated in Iran, the U.S. and the Israeli-Palestinian region. But according to Laurent Heslaut, Head of Symantec security technologies, Flame’s traces were detected in Russia, Hungary and Austria.
According to experts, this tool is used for targeted attacks; that means that normal home computers most likely are not threatened. Long story short, the malware must be dangerous but there is perhaps no reason to worry.
By Borges Emmanuel
As always, authorities minimize potential risks. There is no way to protect us anymore on the web, we must understand that from the moment we plug on our computers.
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