<br>In alarming news, Kaspersky's revelation of their discovery of the Red October (Rocra) cyber-espionage operation lists at least 5 African countries (South Africa, Uganda, Congo, Tanzania and Kenya) that have been victims/targets of the spy network's activities.<br>
<br>The spy network, which largely focuses on international diplomatic service agencies, also targets governments and scientific research organizations. Red October allegedly rivals the sophistication of last year's Flame malware but is described a "more devious" as attacks can be handcrafted for specific targets.<br>
<br>Part 1 of the full report is here: <a href="http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792262/Red_October_Diplomatic_Cyber_Attacks_Investigation">http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792262/Red_October_Diplomatic_Cyber_Attacks_Investigation</a><br>
<br>The bad news is that the network is still active and can't seem to be taken down - is actively collecting data and transmitting to it's "owners"<br><br>Anyway, just a heads up to the respective African countries on this list - be careful, be very careful....<br>
<br>Best regards,<br><br>Brian<br>