6/11/2012 Flame and Stuxnet makers 'co-operated' on code

Source: BBC News
Date: 11 June 2012 14:30
by: Dave Lee

Source code was shared between the teams making the malware attacks, researchers said

Teams responsible for the Flame and Stuxnet cyber-attacks worked together in the early stages of each threat's development, researchers have said.

Flame, revealed last month, attacked targets in Iran, as did Stuxnet which was discovered in 2010.

Kaspersky Lab said they co-operated "at least once" to share source code.

"What we have found is very strong evidence that Stuxnet/Duqu and Flame cyber-weapons are connected," Kaspersky said.
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See also:

1. Computer Experts Discover Flame and Stuxnet Related, Kurt Nimmo, Infowars
2. Newly identified computer virus, used for spying, is 20 times size of Stuxnet, Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post
3. New Big Brother Cyber Weapon Can Turn on Your Computer’s Microphone, Take Screen Shots, Copy Data, Record Communications, Mac Slavo, SHTFPlan.com