Security vendor freak-out over Flame malware that’s been giving Iranians so much trouble. Once discovered, security vendors fall over each other trying to be the first to report it. They flood IT security journalists with emails on how major and grim this new find is. Then come loud headlines that throw the non-experts off track. That last bit is the fault of my own industry, where blazing, pageview-grabbing headlines are the order of the day. But sometimes when a FUD campaign is exposed, vendors back down and offer more reasoned analysis.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2135186/security-vendors-flamed-over-flame-publicity.html