Marketplace Tech Report for Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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Computer networks across the Middle East are engulfed in Flame. That's Flame, singular not plural. Flame is a newly identified bit of malicious software used in an enormous attack on government computers in Iran, Israel and other Middle Eastern countries. Flame's power, combined with fear of what else might be out there, could lead to panic by governments around the world.

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'Flame' malware is a glimpse of cyber wars to come

The newly identified spy software is sophisticated and travels light.
Posted In: malware, Iran, Robot Roundup

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