Iran Hit With ‘Flame,’ the Most Sophisticated Spy Virus Ever - May. 30, 2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The “Flame” virus, the most complex computer bug ever discovered, has been lurking for years inside Iranian government computers, spying on the country’s officials.
Publicly unveiled this week, the bug is one of the most potent cyber weapons ever spotted in the wild. Security professionals say it marks a new milestone in the escalating digital espionage battle.
Flame’s complexity and power “exceed[s] those of all other cyber menaces known to date,” research firm Kaspersky Lab wrote in a dispatch about its investigation into Flame.