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Security experts from Damballa that analyzed the SFG malware confirmed that it was not designed to target SCADA systems in the energy industry

Recently, experts from the SentinelOne security firm spotted a sophisticated malware dubbedSFG, a spawn of Furtim malicious code, targeting at least one European energy company.

Media speculated the existence of a powerful SFG malware, a sort of new Stuxnet, that was spread by an unknown government to target companies in the energy industry.

Now experts from Damballa that have analyzed the SFG threat confirmed that is not so complex as initially speculates.

Researchers from Damballa clarified that the SFG malware is …

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SFG malware was not designed to target SCADA systems in the energy industry