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Published on May 29, 2012
KASPERSKY LAB DISCOVERS MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK ON MIDDLE EAST
- A massive cyber attack against Middle Eastern nations capable of sweeping up huge amounts of sensitive data has been discovered by security researchers who said it was most likely a state-sponsored spying attempt, Belfast Telegraph reported.
Researchers at a Russian security firm which announced its findings on the so-called Flame software yesterday, May 28 said it was the most complex ever discovered and could have been in operation for as long as five years.
More than 600 computers belonging to governments, businesses and individuals in Iran, Israel and Palestinian territories, as well as Sudan and Syria, were affected. It is not known where the attack originated but its discovery — just two years after security experts uncovered the Stuxnet virus, which attacked the Iranian nuclear infrastructure — raises fresh questions over alleged government use of malicious software to spy on foreign nations.
Flame is the third 'super cyberweapon' to come to light after Stuxnet and the latter's data-stealing cousin, Duqu, which was found by Hungarian researchers last year. "If Flame went undiscovered for five years, the only conclusion is that there are other operations that we don't know about," said Roel Schouwenberg, senior researcher with Kaspersky Lab, which made the discovery.
Eugene Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab chief executive, claimed Flame was the latest phase in a cyber war between nations. "Such cyber weapons can easily be used against any country," he said.
Headlines for May 29, 2012
GOVT. HOPES PRESIDENT SARGSYAN WILL CHANGE HIS MIND - PAPER
According to Hraparak paper, the chief of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) electoral headquarters Hovik Abrahamyan didn't participate in Republic Day celebration in Sardarapat Memorial complex.
...PAPER: CEC TO ISSUE MP MANDATES MAY 30
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia will issue the mandates of 131 MPs tomorrow, May 30, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reports.
It's not known yet, if all the future National Assembly members ...ARMENIAN ENVOY, KUWAITI MP DISCUSS COOPERATION
On May 28, Armenian ambassador to Kuwait Fadey Charchoghlian met with the head of Kuwait-Armenia parliamentary group Ali Fahad al-Rashid.
Discussion of expanding cooperation on parliamentary level was ...PAPER: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WILL CONTINUE DISCUSSION OF ANC PETITION MAY 29
According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, today, May 29, the Constitutional Court of Armenia will continue discussion of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc's petition requesting to announce ...ARMENIA'S FIRST REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATED IN ROMANIA
On May 27, Bucharest hosted events dedicated to Armenia's First Republic Day at the initiative of the Armenian embassy and Union of Armenians in Romania.
Liturgy was served at St. Archangels Church in ...FIRST REPUBLIC DAY MARKED IN PRAGUE
On May 26, Prague hosted an event dedicated to the May battles and the First Republic Day.
Armenian ambassador to Czech Republic Tigran Seyranyan came up with a welcome speech, RA MFA press service reported.
...PAPER: ORINATS YERKIR MP MAY RENOUNCE SEAT FOR GOVERNOR'S POST
According to Hraparak paper, Orinats Yerkir may benefit form the situation.
The party may snatch some more parliamentary seats in case of Prosperous Armenia's refusal to join the coalition.
Yesterday, ...CONDUCTION OF PAN-ARMENIAN WINTER GAMES DISCUSSED IN VIENNA
Armenian embassy in Vienna hosted a subsequent sitting of World Committee of Pan-Armenian Games (WCPAG), chaired by WCPAG vice-president Albert Boyajian and secretary general Bagrat Burnazyan.
The event ...UKRAINE HOSTS CONCERT CELEBRATING ARMENIA'S FIRST REPUBLIC DAY
Apart from Armenian Diaspora representatives, many Ukrainians and artists of Armenian origin attended the concert by legendary Armenian musician Jivan Gasparyan in Kyiv, according to Analitika.at.ua.
...GELFAND TO HAVE WHITE PIECES IN TIE-BREAK VS. ANAND
Defending champion Viswanathan Anand will have to fight it out in Rapid chess tiebreaker against challenger Boris Gelfand after a tied 6-6 result in the World Chess Championship match Wednesday, May 30.
...EU URGES ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO UPHOLD COMMITMENT TO TOLERANCE
The European Union Delegation issued a statement on recent expressions of intolerance in the Republic of Armenia.
"The EU Delegation recalls that human rights apply equally to all human beings and underlines ...DAVID NALBANDIAN: I HAD UPS AND DOWNS DURING MATCH VS. ADRIAN UNGUR
Argentina-based David Nalbandian commented on his 3:6, 7:5, 4:6, 5:7 defeat by Romania's Adrian Ungur in the first round of French Open.
"I had ups and downs in the course of the match. Now I can win ...ARMEN MAKARIAN SELECTED IN INDIAN NATIONAL RUGBY TEAM
Armen Makarian, Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO a member, has been selected in the Indian National Rugby team. Armen is a part of the 24 member squad that will represent India at the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations ...ISRAELI ENVOY LINKS ARAB SPRING WITH OTTOMAN EMPIRE'S BREAK-UP
On May 29, Israel's ambassador to South Sudan presented a report on "Identification, religion, minorities and policy in the Middle East and beyond its borders" at RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies. ...BAKU SERIOUSLY OFFENDED AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOR TRUTH
The Azerbaijani parliament prepares a letter of protest against the European Parliament's resolution on human rights and democracy in the country.
The commission preparing the document, headed by ...GABRIEL SARKISSIAN WINS CHICAGO OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT
With 7 points Armenian grandmaster Gabriel Sarkissian came first at 2012 Chicago Open chess tournament.
The tournament's fund prize totals USD 100 000. The winner will get USD 30 thous, with players ...COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER: VOTER BRIBERY DETERMINED ARMENIA'S FUTURE
Party lists include no new members, head of Communist Party of Armenia said.
"The election results are unacceptable. Voter bribery determined the country's future. Parties, which gave fake pledges during ...PARTY REPRESENTS EITHER OPPOSITION, OR AUTHORITIES - COMMUNIST PARTY HEAD
Head of Communist Party of Armenia said that the difference between the opposition and "constructive opposition" is not clear to him.
According to Ruben Tovmasyan, Prosperous Armenia must represent either ...ANC MEMBER: POWER OF MONEY HAS GAINED FOOTHOLD IN ARMENIA
Armenian parliamentary elections were held in atmosphere of open violations and "trade", with public majority having been bribed, Armenian National Congress (ANC) member said.
"Power of money has gained ...UN PEACE ENVOY ANNAN MEETS SYRIA'S ASSAD AMID VIOLENCE
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met peace envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, May 29 the state news agency SANA said, amid an outcry over a massacre of civilians that UN observers attributed at least partly ...BOXER SASHA YENGOYAN BEATS ALEJANDRO HEREDIA
Belgium-based boxer Sasha Yengoyan scored 59:55, 58:56 and 60:54 wins over Alejandro Heredia in Deinze (Belgium).
Yengoyan gained victories in all of the 21 clashes he had during his professional career, ...ANC CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON ARMENIA DURING ELECTIONS
Armenian National Committee (ANC) opposition bloc member called on the international organizations either to announce the parliamentary election results invalid, or give a tougher assessment during the ...NATO FORCES KILL TOP LEADER OF AFGHAN AL-QAEDA
The U.S.-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed al-Qaeda's second highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said Tuesday, May 29, according to AP.
Sakhr ...8 KILLED AS 5.8 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES ITALY
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake which struck northeast Italy on Tuesday, May 29 killed eight people and injured several others, AFP reported citing ANSA news agency.
Three people were killed in San Felice ...EGYPTIAN PROTESTERS TORCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SHAFIQ'S HEADQUARTERS
Demonstrators furious that Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister made it into the run-off for Egypt's presidential election set ablaze his campaign headquarters on Monday, May 28 witnesses said, ...EUROPEANS SKEPTICAL OVER EURO, SURVEY SAYS
A survey across five eurozone countries finds a prevailing skepticism over Europe's single currency, with a large number of people in France, Italy and Spain thinking it's been more damaging than ...FIFPRO RECOGNIZES UEFA AS EUROPEAN FOOTBALL'S GOVERNING BODY
The relationship between UEFA and the players' union FIFPro Division Europe has been reinforced by the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two bodies at the recent XXXVI Ordinary ...IRAN'S BUSHEHR NUKE PLANT FULL-CAPACITY LAUNCH DELAYED
The full capacity launch of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's first, may be rescheduled to June from May, a source in Russia's civilian nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, said on Tuesday, May ...AUSTRALIA EXPELS 2 SYRIAN DIPLOMATS FOLLOWING HOULA MASSACRE
Australia Tuesday, May 29 expelled two Syrian diplomats in response to the massacre at Houla of more than 100 people with Foreign Minister Bob Carr saying he expected other countries to follow suit, AFP ...TURKEY CHARGES SENIOR ISRAELI COMMANDERS IN MAVI MARMARA CASE
A Turkish court has charged four senior Israeli military commanders over the killing of nine Turkish activists trying to reach Gaza in 2010, according to BBC News.
Ex-military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 406,75 MAY 29
Deals amounting to AMD 8,95 thous. at an average rate of AMD 406,31/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on May 29. The closing price totaled AMD 406,25.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...ELECTRON PLANT EXPLOSION LEAVES 2 TRAPPED IN RUBBLE
A blast and subsequent collapse at Electron battery manufacturing plant in Yerevan's Charbakh district left 2 people trapped in the rubble.
One person, 67-year-old Janibek Martirosyan was pulled out ...PAKISTAN TEST-FIRES HATF-IX NUCLEAR- CAPABLE MISSILE
Pakistan today, May 29 successfully carried out a test of its quick reaction tactical nuclear- capable Hatf-IX missile with a range of 60 km, aimed at "deterring evolving threats at shorter range," ...FRANCE, BRITAIN EXPELLING SYRIAN ENVOYS AMID MOUNTING VIOLENCE
France says it is expelling the Syrian ambassador to increase pressure on Damascus amid mounting violence by government forces against civilians and opposition members, AP reported.
President Francois ...SAMSUNG GALAXY S III HITS SHELVES IN EUROPE
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of mobile phones, said its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone went on sale Tuesday, May 29 in 28 European and Middle Eastern countries, hoping ...KASPERSKY LAB DISCOVERS MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK ON MIDDLE EAST
A massive cyber attack against Middle Eastern nations capable of sweeping up huge amounts of sensitive data has been discovered by security researchers who said it was most likely a state-sponsored spying ...1 DEAD IN YEREVAN-BASED ELECTRON PLANT BLAST
A blast and subsequent collapse occurred at Electron battery manufacturing plant in Yerevan's Charbakh district at 3 pm.
The blast left 1 person, 64, dead, while the 2nd victim, 67-year-old Janibek Martirosyan ...IRAN RE-LAUNCHES RUSSIAN-BUILT SUBMARINE AFTER REPAIRS
The Iranian Navy has brought back into operation a Russian-built submarine, after major repairs with locally produced components, RIA Novosti reported citing the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting ...DEATH TOLL IN ELECTRON FACTORY BLAST REACHES 2
A blast and subsequent collapse occurred at Electron battery manufacturing plant in Yerevan's Charbakh district at 3 pm.
The blast left 1 person, 64, dead.
The 2nd victim, 67-year-old Janibek Martirosyan ...ELVIS PRESLEY'S TOMB TO BE AUCTIONED OFF
Elvis Presley's tomb is going up for sale. One lucky fan will be able to buy the opportunity to be laid to rest in the private crypt where the Suspicious Minds singer was originally placed after his ...FOX 2000 RELEASES "ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER" RED-BAND TRAILER
Twentieth Century Fox released a trailer for "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" which debuts in theaters June 22.
In this red band trailer for the genre-bending movie, Benjamin Walker is the ...PANASONIC MAY CUT HEADQUARTERS BY HALF AFTER RECORD LOSS
Panasonic may halve its 7,000-strong headquarters as part of a bid to streamline the Japanese electronics giant and turn a profit following a record annual loss, according to AFP.
The Osaka-based firm ...NEW NAMES INTERNATIONAL FEST OF YOUNG MUSICIANS LAUNCHED IN YEREVAN
New Names 2nd international festival of young musicians-performers launched on May 29 to last till June 1.
This year, over forty talented young musicians under 18 from different countries worldwide (Armenia, ...MOSCOW TELLS U.S. ENVOY TO BE MORE "DIPLOMATIC"
The U.S. ambassador to Russia should remain diplomatic in his public comments and not jeopardize his country's ties with Russia, a Russian presidential aide said on Tuesday, May 29, RIA Novosti reported.
...SAMSUNG LAUNCHES MUSIC HUB ONLINE MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE
Accompanying the launch of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, Samsung has launched an online music streaming service called Music Hub, Mashable reported.
It's an all-in-one assault on all the major ...WASHINGTON EXPELLING TOP SYRIAN DIPLOMAT OVER HOULA MASSACRE
The Obama administration is expelling the top Syrian diplomat in Washington in response to Friday's reported massacre of 108 people, including 49 children, in the village of Houla, The Washington Times ...CANNES-SCREENED "MOONRISE KINGDOM" SHATTERS BOX-OFFICE RECORDS
After two weeks of unimpressive specialty openers, Focus Features' Moonrise Kingdom has taken the specialty box office by storm, shattering records over Memorial weekend. Directed by Wes Anderson, the ...MUNICH FILM FEST TO HONOR "FAR FROM HEAVEN" HELMER TODD HAYNES WITH RETROSPECTIVE
The Munich Film Festival will dedicate its retrospective this year to acclaimed independent filmmaker Todd Haynes, whose work includes the David Bowie homage Velvet Goldmine (1998), the Oscar-nominated ...VKONTAKTE SOCIAL NETWORK HALTS IPO AFTER FACEBOOK CRASH
One of Russia's most-popular social networks, VKontakte, postponed its initial public offering indefinitely on Tuesday over the fallout from the flotation of the world's largest social network ...11 AL-QAEDA FIGHTERS, 5 SOLDIERS KILLED IN S. YEMEN
Yemen's army pressed an offensive against southern towns held by al-Qaeda-linked fighters, with 11 militants and five soldiers killed in the clashes, military officials said, according to AP.
Clashes ...RARE "MARTIAN" PINK DIAMOND SELLS FOR $17.4 MLN IN HONG KONG.
The largest round fancy intense pink diamond to ever appear at auction sold for $17.4 million at Christie's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale Tuesday, May 29, Forbes reported.
Known as the "Martian Pink" ...EXPERT SAYS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PACE, ODHIR REPORTS ON PARLIAMENTARY POLLS DELIBERATE
The Chairman of European Integration NGO slammed deliberate difference between PACE and ODHIR reports on parliamentary poll in Armenia.
As Karen Bekaryan said in an interview with Azg daily, "It would ...DEATH TOLL IN ITALY QUAKE REACHES 15
A new earthquake has struck the Emilia region in northern Italy, killing at least 15 people and leaving several others trapped under rubble, BBC News reported.
Tuesday May 29 tremor, estimated at magnitude ...BAKU IN GRIPS OF SPY-PHOBIA, SAYS JOURNALISTS "SPECIAL AGENTS IN DISGUISE"
Azerbaijan's Citizen and Development Party slammed recent media reports covering human rights violations amid Eurovision song contest in the country's capital.
"Nowadays the journalists arriving in Azerbaijan ..."BLADE RUNNER" HELMER RIDLEY SCOTT WANTS HARRISON FORD FOR SEQUEL
Director Ridley Scott wants Harrison Ford for his upcoming "Blade Runner" sequel, TheWrap reported.
"I don't think it'll be Harry [starring]," Scott told the U.K.'s Independent. ...
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