Is Uroburos the First Known Russian Cyberweapon?
G Data, a German software house and anti-virus specialist, published details on Uroburos on 28 February, but without saying where or how it found the malware. It describes it as "a very complex and sophisticated piece of malware, designed to steal confidential data." Its purpose is to infiltrate large networks using a peer-to-peer structure to get to and steal data even from those PCs that aren't directly connected to the internet. Such computers are more likely to contain the victim's most confidential data.