Malware ring targeted military, diplomatic agencies over 5 years.

Kaspersky Lab has published a report describing a malware ring in operation for the past five years that specifically targets military, diplomatic, scientifi c research and other government agencies across the world. The malware targets Eastern European and Central Asian countries, but has been detected in other places as well. Kaspersky reports 14 infections in India. The "Rocra" malware is able to spy on specific encrypted formats used by NATO and European Union agencies. In addition to PCs and network
infrastructure, the malware also targets smartphones.