New cyber-espionage malware found targeting governments around the world

A piece of sophisticated spyware was recently discovered attacking global government entities. The malware is five years old and still running.

‘Flame’ virus offshoot burns high-profile victims

Researchers announced a new malware called miniFlame today that may be monitoring and stealing data from specific, highly profitable victims. It is a sister to the Flame malware that made headlines earlier this year.

Flame malware has 3 “undiscovered cyber-espionage” sisters, say researchers

Flame, the malware related to the infamous Stuxnet that hit Iranian nuclear systems in 2010, may have three sisters in the wild, according to new research by Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab.

Gauss payload hard to crack, Kaspersky asks for help

Looks like the Gauss virus is giving researchers at Kaspersky Lab a hard time. The security firm is reaching out to the community for anyone who can help decrypt the malware's payload.

These two tools determine if you have the Gauss virus

Researchers at security firms Kaspersky Lab and Crysys Lab released tools today to detect if your computer is infected by the Gauss virus, a piece of malware that focuses on stealing bank account login credentials.

Malware related to Stuxnet and Flame found stealing bank information

Kaspersky Lab announced a new piece of malware that specializes in obtaining login information for bank accounts in the Middle East. It's called Gauss and is linked to Flame, Stuxnet, and Duqu.

‘Madi’ malware acts like Flame virus, targets Middle East

A new piece of malware called Madi is spreading in the Middle East, and it has a number of the same characteristics as the Flame virus — known to be a major step in cyber-espionage.

The year-old malware comes in …

“Incredibly sophisticated” cyber war tool unveiled today, hitting the Middle East

An extremely complex virus infecting computers in the Middle East called Flame was made public today. It’s being likened to the Stuxnet virus, which attacked Iranian nuclear systems in 2010.

“Flame can easily be described as one of the most …