Another impressive likely-state-sponsored malware. Data exfiltration from air-gapped machines is the holy grail of the malware world. If they succeeded this will be huge.
The malware—known alternatively as “ProjectSauron” by researchers from Kaspersky Lab and “Remsec” by their counterparts from Symantec—has been active since at least 2011 and has been discovered on 30 or so targets. Its ability to operate undetected for five years is a testament to its creators, who clearly studied other state-sponsored hacking groups in an attempt to replicate their advances and avoid their mistakes.
Source: Researchers crack open unusually advanced malware that hid for 5 years