Flame Steals Data Even When Computers Are Not Connected to the InternetSusanne Posel, Contributor Flame can move stolen data to a USB memory stick plugged into an infected harddrive. Bitdefender assertsthat this ability has never been witnessed before. This cyber-espionage virus will move stolen information to an USB outlet, then seemingly wait for the chance to upload it to the malware controllers once the infected computer links to the Internet. Bogdan Botezatu, malware analyst from Bitdefeder, said: It turns users into data mules. Chances are, at some point, a user with an infected flash drive will plug it into a secure computer in a contained environment, and Flame will carry the targets information from the protected environment to the outside worldIt uses its ability to infect to ensure an escape route for the data. This is is somewhat revolutionary for a piece of malware. Eugene Kaspersky, of the Russian Kaspersky Lab, uncovered Flame under orders from the UN. The US and Israel came together to attack Iran; along with the European Union and a wide range of employed experts to guarantee that the worm would perform as planned. This virus attacked and damaged Iranian centrifuges used to enrich uranium at the Natanz facility. The Obama administration claims to be launching an investigation into Flame, which is a highly classified project. Independent researchers have long attributed Stuxnet and Flame to the same cyberattacks and even claimed they are the same virus. Kasperskys lab has hard evidence of this fact. The Pentagon, through a report in 2011, assessed that the US is involved in cyberespionage, but claims it is a defense to the thefts of industrial and defense secrets of other cyberspies. Roel Schouwenberg, a senior researcher at Kaspersky Lab, commented: We are now 100 percent sure that the Flame and Stuxnet groups worked together. The fact that the Flame group shared their source code with the Stuxnet group shows they cooperated at least once. These two viruses share the same pieces of code at their based developmental stage, making them virtually identical; and most likely created by the same entity. Alexander Gostev, Kaspersky Labs Chief Security Expert, says: What we have found is very strong evidence that the Stuxnet/Duqu and Flame cyberweapons are connected. Hypocritically, the US government complained about the Chinese governments cyberattack of their citizens dating back to 1999 after the UNs NATO bombed the Chinese Embassy. Just last week, the Obama administration admitted to teaming up with Israel to create Stuxnet which attempts to extend full spectrum dominance in the Internet. While continuing the cyberattacks begun with former President Bush. The same virus was called Olympic Games back then. President Obama, trying to displace responsibility and blame, has suggested that the New York Times made-up their stories on Flame, Stuxnet and his administrations involvement. This journalistic propaganda, designed to admit through confusion, will allow the White House to not acknowledge their responsibility with the blanket of plausible deniability. Israel has not publicly admitted nor denied involvement with Obamas cyberattacks, Flame or Stuxnet. RELATED ACTIVIST POST ARTICLES: Susanne Posel is the Chief Editor of Occupy Corporatism. Our alternative news site is dedicated to reporting the news as it actually happens; not as it is spun by the corporately funded mainstream media. You can find us on ourFacebook page. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 