Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Cyberwarfare refers to politically motivated hacking to conduct sabotage and espionage. It is a form of information warfare sometimes seen as analogous to conventional warfare although this analogy is controversial for both its accuracy and its political motivation.
Read More at Wikipedia ›A Russian-based internet security firm says a powerful computer virus with unprecedented data-snatching capabilities has attacked machines in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Iran has not disclosed any damage done by the new spyware virus, dubbed "Flame." Its origin has not been identified, but Israel's vice premier fueled speculation that his country, known for its technological innovation and tireless campaign against Iran's suspect nuclear program, unleashed it.Russian digital security provider Kaspersky Lab, which identified the virus, said in a release posted on its website late Monday that "the complexity and functionality of the newly discovered malicious program exceed those of all other cyber menaces known to date."It said preliminary findings suggest the virus has been active since March 2010, but eluded detection because of its "extreme complexity" and the fact that only selected computers are being targeted. Flame's primary purpose, it said, "appears to be cyber espion...Britain's armed forces minister says that a cyberattack aimed at a NATO member could mobilize the alliance to act against an aggressor.Nick Harvey told U.K. lawmaker...
Britain's armed forces minister says that a cyberattack aimed at a NATO member could mobilize the alliance to act against an aggressor.Nick Harvey told U.K. lawmaker...
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