The discovery of a sophisticated application of spying on ten countries since 2008
The discovery of a sophisticated application of spying on ten countries since 2008
11/24/2014 06:44 GMT
Agencies – Symantec announced a global company, specializing in IT security solutions, Sunday, discovered an application for advanced malignant able to spy on many public and private institutions and individuals in at least 10 countries since 2008, without being discovered, according to Reuters.
And suggested the company, which is famous for the production of programs, “Norton” anti-virus, to be a state that has developed malignant application, which carries the name “Regin”, without designate a particular country.
She said Symantec, which is based in California-based, that both Russia and Saudi Arabia are the most vulnerable to injury confirmed, the list includes countries such as Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Belgium and Austria.
She explained that the virus is designed to help the long-term surveillance operations, noting that it was banned in 2011 before re-run entity responsible for it in 2013, according to what was said and the Reuters news agency.
And the goals targeted by the virus, “Regin”, she stressed that the majority of Symantec victims were clients of companies, and not the companies themselves. This occurred in sectors such as telecommunications, energy, aviation and research centers.
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