Map of the prime targets of the Gauss trojan infection (Photo credit: Courtesy Kaspersky Labs)
New Virus May Be US, Israeli Digital Strike Against Hezbollah -- Times of Israel
Malware, which hacks into Lebanese banks, bears same fingerprint as earlier bugs that targeted Iran.
The newest strain of the Flame super-virus identified by Kaspersky Labs earlier this year, dubbed Gauss, may be targeting banks in Lebanon, stealing information needed by individuals interacting with their accounts.
Analysts believe the virus may be the work of the United States and/or Israel and be designed to attack assets held by Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.
Arik Hesseldahl, a senior writer for the popular web site All Things Digital, wrote that one can deduce the identities of the trojan virus’s authors by examining its targets. According to Kaspersky, the vast majority of infected computers are in Lebanon, with most others in Israel or Palestinian Authority areas. The trojan, wrote Hesseldahl, is likely aimed at Hezbollah, and seeks to compromise its cyber-defenses.
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My Comment: It looks like someone wants to know where Hezbollah getting its money .... and who is receiving it. My bet is that it is probably the U.S. and Israel who are conducting this operation for the simple reason being that no one else would care.
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