Wired - Threat Level: A Massive Web of Fake Identities and Websites Controlled Flame Malware

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The attackers behind the complex Flame cyberespionage toolkit, believed to be a state-sponsored operation, used an extensive list of fake identities to register at least 86 domains as part of their command-and-control center, and were particularly interested in stealing AutoCAD documents from infected machines. They also appear to have updated their malware even after it was publicly exposed last week.

By Kim Zetter
June 4, 2012

The attackers behind the complex Flame cyberespionage toolkit, believed to be a state-sponsored operation, used an extensive list of fake identities to register at least 86 domains, which they used as part of their command-and-control center, according to researchers at Russia-based antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab.

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