By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
The Flame computer virus is only now showing its power.
We now know that Flame can hijack any computer. We now know it can relay any and all information. And we now know that it can sabotage - everything.
It can also connect to any blue tooth phone or devise around the infected computer.
Iran says that Flame is now under control. I highly doubt that.
This program is the second stage of the Viper virus which struck a few months ago. At that time the Oil Ministry of Iran was taken off line to quarantine and destroy Viper. It failed.
Flame built on viruses that were already in place. These viruses appear to be quarantined - when found, but they simply become dormant. At that point they are almost undetectable.
Right now the 2.2 million barrels of oil extracted daily by Iran are in jeopardy. Trying to protect their oil industry by taking them off line as was done on Wednesday would strike another huge blow to Iran's economy.
Most analysts are looking at the nuclear implications. Yes, those are certainly significant. But now the Flame virus has attacked Iran's only real industry - oil.
The Flame virus is not only extremely effective, it is also extremely dangerous.
The Flame computer virus is only now showing its power.
We now know that Flame can hijack any computer. We now know it can relay any and all information. And we now know that it can sabotage - everything.
It can also connect to any blue tooth phone or devise around the infected computer.
Iran says that Flame is now under control. I highly doubt that.
This program is the second stage of the Viper virus which struck a few months ago. At that time the Oil Ministry of Iran was taken off line to quarantine and destroy Viper. It failed.
Flame built on viruses that were already in place. These viruses appear to be quarantined - when found, but they simply become dormant. At that point they are almost undetectable.
Right now the 2.2 million barrels of oil extracted daily by Iran are in jeopardy. Trying to protect their oil industry by taking them off line as was done on Wednesday would strike another huge blow to Iran's economy.
Most analysts are looking at the nuclear implications. Yes, those are certainly significant. But now the Flame virus has attacked Iran's only real industry - oil.
The Flame virus is not only extremely effective, it is also extremely dangerous.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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