Flame, a stealthy and complex cyberweapon, was found to be spying on Iran's government officials and computer systems.
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.
In a statement posted on its website
on Monday, the Iranian National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
said it discovered Flame after "multiple investigations" over the past
few months.
