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Antivirus makers fail, spurring new approach – China Daily


China Daily

Antivirus makers fail, spurring new approach
China Daily
In May, researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered Flame, a piece of malware that had been eluding antivirus software for five years. Mikko H. Hypponen, chief researcher at F-Secure, called Flame "a spectacular failure" for the antivirus industry. "We

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Outmaneuvered at Their Own Game, Antivirus Makers Struggle to Adapt – New York Times


New York Times

Outmaneuvered at Their Own Game, Antivirus Makers Struggle to Adapt
New York Times
In May, researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered Flame, a complex piece of malware that had been stealing data from computers for an estimated five years. Mikko H. Hypponen, chief researcher at F-Secure, called Flame “a spectacular failure” for the

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Anti-Virus Makers: U.S. May Have Developed Three Other Cyber Warfare Viruses – ThinkProgress


ThinkProgress

Anti-Virus Makers: U.S. May Have Developed Three Other Cyber Warfare Viruses
ThinkProgress
The digital era has dramatically changed the tactics available to countries engaging in espionage and sabotage, but cyber warfare raises it's own set of new moral questions. Deploying targeted malware to crash centrifuges is arguably preferable to more
US Role In Cyber War With Iran May Be Larger Than SuspectedRedOrbit
Researchers Uncover US Footprints in Mysterious Cyber Warfare ToolsBetabeat
US may have three previously unknown cyberwarfare viruses: security expertsNational Post
Phys.Org
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Mahdi Malware Makers Push Anti-American Update – InformationWeek


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Mahdi Malware Makers Push Anti-American Update
InformationWeek
After Kaspersky Lab went public last month with its discovery of the Flame malware, Seculert reached out, asking whether Mahdi might in any way relate to Flame, which researchers later linked to Stuxnet. The two companies' researchers then worked
Mahdi malware creators add new featuresCNET
Link Between Flame and Madi Viruses DiscoveredIBTimes.co.uk
Madi Trojan may be targeting UK firmsV3.co.uk

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