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Flame: The Massive Stuxnet-Level Malware Sweeping the Middle East

An anonymous reader writes "Wired is reporting on a massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation. Kaspersky Lab, the company that discovered the malware, has a FAQ with more details."

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  1. Sudan has 32 computers? by flyingfsck · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Two words: Impossible. I don't believe that a backwater like Sudan has 32 computers, nevermind 32 stuxnet infections, unless maybe these are real viral infections of decimated cattle. So that map and analysis looks like total bulldust to me.

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