Red October, the Government Virus Data Thieves

Online security company Kaspersky Lab have identified a virus that is grown for the purpose of espionage. The virus is capable of infecting a variety of gadgets apparently been operating for five years.
Reported by CBS News, Tuesday, January 15, 2013, a virus called the "Red October" or abbreviated "Rocra" are malicious software (malware) that could steal information from the target and is actively sending to multiple command and control servers. This server is a data center that can manage computers running malware.
Kaspersky report said, the shape is similar to malware Flame Rocra a computer network attack Iran last year. "This is a professional job cyber espionage campaign for several years," said Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Labs.
Malware Red October has some unique characteristics. One of the most surprising findings, Baumgartner said, target the virus is determined by geopolitics, such as government agencies, embassies, nuclear research centers and military.
One of the unique functions of this malware is that it can turn the infected machine by attaching a plug-in into the software such as Adobe Reader or Microsoft Office. Even if the malware is trying to be removed, the hackers can still access the target computer.
Malware attacks are not limited to traditional computer. Mobile devices such as Windows Phone, iPhone and Nokia, according to the report, are also at risk.
Kaspersky has observed 60 domains and is capable of recording and record six domian called "sinkhole". The company also looked at tens of thousands of malicious communication from hundreds of domains.
The sender is unpredictable virus has been working since 2007. The target mostly Eastern European countries, some reports of attacks occurred in North America, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
Kaspersky indicated the virus was created by Chinese hackers and malware module is made in Russian. "We're not saying they are Russian hackers, but the developers from the Russian-speaking countries," said Baumgartner.