“Gauss What!?” – Another CyberWeapon Discovered August 14, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in cyberespionage, Risk & Risk Management, terrorism.Tags: cyber espionage, cybersecurity, data breach, Flame, Gauss, information security, Kaspersky, mark consulting group, Stuxnet
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According to Kaspersky labs, yet another cyberweapon was discovered last week. On August 9, 2012 Kaspersky labs released a press release stating that they had identified another cyber-weapon dubbed Gauss. According to the press release:
“…‘Gauss’, a new cyber-threat targeting users in the Middle East. Gauss is a complex, nation-state sponsored cyber-espionage toolkit designed to steal sensitive data, with a specific focus on browser passwords, online banking account credentials, cookies, and specific configurations of infected machines. The online banking Trojan functionality found in Gauss is a unique characteristic that was not found in any previously known cyber-weapons.” (more…)
