Flame Malware Tapped World Class Crypto – InformationWeek (blog)


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Flame Malware Tapped World Class Crypto
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By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek Whoever built the malware known as Flame, Flamer, and Skywiper imbued it with serious stealth capabilities. Just how serious has been revealed over the past few days, as mathematicians have found a previously
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Flame malware makers send ‘suicide’ code – BBC News


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Flame malware makers send 'suicide' code
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The creators of the Flame malware have sent a "suicide" command that removes it from some infected computers. Security firm Symantec caught the command using booby-trapped computers set up to watch Flame's actions. Flame came to light after the UN's
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Flame malware self-destructed: SymantecITWorld Canada
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REFILE-Security experts say LinkedIn suffered data breach – Reuters


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REFILE-Security experts say LinkedIn suffered data breach
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By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba BOSTON/NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) – Computer security experts in the United States and Europe warned they have uncovered evidence that the social networking site LinkedIn has suffered a data breach that compromised the
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BlackHole exploit targets Java bug through browser-based attacks

A powerful new exploit has been identified in the wild that could turn PCs running outdated versions of Java into bots for spam or DDoS attacks, or even loot them for sensitive information. Read more

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