Malware deployed against activists in Syria is increasing as the groups deploying these remote access tools become more sophisticated and utilize more complex tactics. Kaspersky Lab researchers claim the groups responsible for these campaigns rely almost entirely on social engineering to spread their malicious software. The researchers have seen evidence that victims have identified and launched distributed denial of service attacks against command and control servers involved in the campaigns. Victims are located within Syria, of course, but also in Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, United States, Isreal, Lebanon and Morocco.
Source: https://threatpost.com/pro-syrian-malware-increasing-in-number-complexity/107814/