The recently discovered malware called "Flame" has been termed "
one of the most complex threats ever discovered". It targeted Windows Update -- a feature of Windows that continually updates Windows-based PCs as new security problems are discovered -- to deliver a malicious software package of amazing complexity.
For tech junkies interested in how the attackers co-opted Windows Update,
this presentation by Alex Sotirov dissects the attack in exquisite detail.
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Which in no way excuses
the outrageous national security leaks by the Obama administration decried by
Democrat and Republican alike.
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