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European Commission rules out Red October malware attack – V3.co.uk

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European Commission rules out Red October malware attack
V3.co.uk
Red October is the latest cyber espionage tool to be uncovered targeting political institutions. Prior to Red October, Kaspersky also uncovered the infamous Flame malware. Despite sharing a common purpose to Flame and being similarly complex, Kaspersky …
Why Red October malware is the Swiss Army knife of espionageArs Technica
Governments Being Spied Worldwide by Red October MalwareThe Point
'Red October' malware found snooping on Russian state networksMinnPost.com
Los Angeles Times –InformationWeek –ITWeb
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Meet Red October, the latest cyber-spy malware for digital espionage

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In October 2012, Kaspersky Lab began looking into yet another digital espionage attack that has been ongoing since 2007. Yesterday, the security firm said the “Red October” campaign targeted “diplomatic and governmental agencies of various countries across the world, in addition to research institutions, energy and nuclear groups, and trade and aerospace targets” for the last five years. However, “Kaspersky…
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Red October: Malware that can infiltrate embassies and smartphones, then … – Alaska Dispatch

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Red October: Malware that can infiltrate embassies and smartphones, then …
Alaska Dispatch
For complexity, the Red October cyberspy network is on par with recent cyberespionage campaigns involving Flame malware, said Igor Soumenkov, a malware expert with Kaspersky Labs, in an interview with the Monitor's Fred Weir. The Flame spyware was …
Computer malware targets Europe agenciesWashington Post
'Red October' Cyber Espionage Campaign UncoveredPC Magazine
'Red October' Cyber Attack Discovered Targeting GovernmentsIBTimes.co.uk
The Verge –NBCNews.com (blog) –RT
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Red October Espionage Network Rivals Flame – InformationWeek

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TweakTown

Red October Espionage Network Rivals Flame
InformationWeek
"The campaign, identified as 'Rocra' — short for 'Red October' — is currently still active, with data being sent to multiple command-and-control servers, through a configuration which rivals in complexity the infrastructure of the Flame malware …
Kaspersky uncovers five-year cyber espionage network, makes the Flame …TweakTown
Red October malware discovered after years of stealing data in the wildPCWorld (blog)
'Red October' malware spies on governments worldwideCNET
CBS News –Christian Science Monitor
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