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."

Comments

A Step in the Right Direction

[craigminah]

Since Iran support/sponsors terrorists and has enough nuclear material to make an estimated five nuclear weapons (although the material may be slightly too crude to weaponize at the moment), I see no problems with this type of attack. It's not going to have much collateral damage (I doubt it would target a water plant, for example, only the nuclear facilities), it won't be heard of much in the news because it identifies a weakness, and is very hard to trace but it has the potential to slow Iranian nuclear weapons development. Looks good...what am I missing?

I'd bet the malware was developed either in Israel or the USA...probably Israel with USA support. This could create problems but I think this is a good move.