Affiliations
- This tool is believed to be the work of the Equation Group. The tool Gauss is believed to be based on the Flame platform.
A threat actor, using a tool called Flame, targeted computers in the Middle East region; the most compromises were in Iran. This compromise gained widespread coverage due to the modular nature of the malware the threat actors used.
Suspected victims
- Iran
- Sudan
- Saudi Arabia
- Austria
- France
- Israel
- Syria
- Egypt
- Russia
- Palestine
- Lebanon
- Hungary
- United Arab Emirates
Suspected state sponsor
- United States
- Israel
Type of incident
- Data destruction
Target category
- Military
- Private sector