A New Powerfull virus : Flame

A powerful malware called Flame has wormed its way into the Internet. The espionage programme has been designed to target West Asian nations but could invade the India cyberspace as well, experts warned on Tuesday. 

India, a member of the 142-country International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has been alerted of the virus attack. ITU said Worm.Win32.Flame was more complex than all other known cyber menaces and analyzing it required a large team of top-tier security experts with vast experience.

Worm.Win32.Flame, which had been “in the wild” for more than two years since March 2010, was discovered on Monday by leading Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab. An investigation prompted by ITU led to the discovery that could spark another round of cyber warfare in West Asia after notorious worm Stuxnet, allegedly released by Iran to target Israel, and its data-stealing cousin Duqu.

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Thousands May Lose Internet After Hacking Scam

A few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing your Internet connection this summer. A few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing your Internet connection this summer. 

Hundreds of thousands of people could lose access to the internet by July following a hackers' scam - and they don't even know it.

Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world.

In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But that system is to be shut down.

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