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Duqu Virus Tied to Microsoft Windows Bug
Stan Schroeder November 2, 2011 by Stan Schroeder 21
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Hackers have used a security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system to infect computers with the the Duqu virus, Microsoft admits.
“We are working diligently to address this issue and will release a security update for customers,” Microsoft said in a statement.
The Duqu virus, which was discovered in October by Symantec, is thought by some experts to be the next big cyber security threat. It shares some of the code with Stuxnet, a malicious worm which targeted Iran’s nuclear program, but Duqu is specifically created for gathering intelligence data from agencies and corporations.
Microsoft’s statement did not include any additional details, but Symantec discovered that Duqu was initially infecting systems through a compromised Microsoft Word document which installs the malicious software after it’s opened.
Duqu infections have currently been confirmed in several countries, including France, Netherlands, Switzerland, India, Iran, Ukraine, Sudan and Vietnam.
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Duqu Virus Tied to Microsoft Windows Bug
Stan Schroeder November 2, 2011 by Stan Schroeder 21
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Hackers have used a security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system to infect computers with the the Duqu virus, Microsoft admits.
“We are working diligently to address this issue and will release a security update for customers,” Microsoft said in a statement.
The Duqu virus, which was discovered in October by Symantec, is thought by some experts to be the next big cyber security threat. It shares some of the code with Stuxnet, a malicious worm which targeted Iran’s nuclear program, but Duqu is specifically created for gathering intelligence data from agencies and corporations.
Microsoft’s statement did not include any additional details, but Symantec discovered that Duqu was initially infecting systems through a compromised Microsoft Word document which installs the malicious software after it’s opened.
Duqu infections have currently been confirmed in several countries, including France, Netherlands, Switzerland, India, Iran, Ukraine, Sudan and Vietnam.
Full coverage
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Given Duqu's sophistication, it may take much tougher measures to root it out of computers in Belgium, India, France, and a host of other nations that are rapidly becoming infected. Duqu Virus Spreads to Belgium.
Microsoft software bug linked to "Duqu" virus
Reuters - Nov 1, 2011
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said hackers exploited a previously unknown bug in its Windows operating system to infect computers with the Duqu virus, which some security experts say could be the next big cyber threat. "We are working diligently to ...
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AFP - Nov 3, 2011
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(Reuters) - Hackers used a server in Belgium to collect data stolen from machines infected with the Duqu computer virus, after authorities shut down another rogue collection system in India, according to security experts. ...
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Mashable - Nov 2, 2011
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Tech Gadgets Web (blog) - Nov 2, 2011
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Inquirer - Nov 2, 2011
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Ars Technica - Nov 2, 2011
The researchers at the Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (CrySyS), who were the first to discover the Duqu virus, have reported the vulnerability to Microsoft and other organizations, ...
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Computer Business Review - Nov 2, 2011
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Belgium data center shuts down Duqu server
DatacenterDynamics - 19 hours ago
Duqu is similar in nature to Stuxnet and has even been called 'Son of Stuxnet', the parent virus being thought by security analysts to be concocted to targeted critical utilities, including nuclear facilitiies running industrial software. ...
Duqu hackers shift operational base to Belgium
Computer Business Review - 21 hours ago
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ITP.net - Nov 2, 2011
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TechEye - Nov 2, 2011
The spread of the Duqu virus was aided by previously unknown vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word, a security team has discovered. Security firm Symantec announced that Duqu, thought by some to be created by those responsible for the Stuxnet virus, ...
No quick patch will kill Duqu, or answer question of whether its spycraft or ...
ITworld.com - Nov 2, 2011
Duqu shares a lot of code with Stuxnet and shares Stuxnet's flair for elegant, creative ways to exploit a weakness or find a way around it. It also shows the same effort to keep the virus covert for as long as possible while it does its work, ...
Duqu exploited Windows kernel vulnerability
TG Daily - Nov 2, 2011
The Duqu virus which was recently discovered to have been hitting industrial systems in the same manner as Stuxnet did so by exploiting a Windows kernel zero day vulnerability, it has emerged. Researchers from the CrySyS laboratory in Hungary say the ...
What Is Duqu Up To?
InformationWeek - Nov 3, 2011
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Microsoft software bug has link to Duqu virus
Ubergizmo - Nov 1, 2011
I don't know about you, but when I heard of the name “Duqu virus”, the first thing that came to my mind was that of Count Dooku – could a Star Wars fan be behind the Duqu virus that exploited a previously unknown bug in the Windows operating system? ...
Duqu Hackers Target Belgium: Using Server To Collect Stolen Data
ThirdAge - Nov 3, 2011
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Duqu Worm: Precursor to a More Devastating Attack?
Technorati - Nov 2, 2011
The Duqu virus is designed to gather data about industrial control-systems. These systems are what directs and controls the mechanical systems of a facility such as a factory. Stuxnet infected five Iranian organizations suspected to be uranium ...
