Kaspersky discovers new state-sponsored spyware capable of stealing data from offline PCs

Kaspersky discovers new state-sponsored spyware capable of stealing data from offline PCs
"Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab  announce the discovery of "ProjectSauron", a top-level espionage platform that seems to be supported by a nation state as the piece of spyware is extremely advanced and likely cost million of dollars to develop. 
The security firm says ProjectSauron primarily targets organizations that provide a key role in state services, including government, military, scientific research centers, telecom operator and financial organizations, and that it has a bias towards encrypted communication. 
ProjectSauron remained hidden for several years, the researchers believe it has been operational since June 2011 and claim its ultimate goal is to steal confidential and secret information from state-sensitive organizations. 
An infection is difficult to detect because ProjectSauron creates a unique footprint on every system that it infects, core implants for instance use different file names and sizes for each target. 
Also worth mentioning is that the espionage tool is capable of bypassing air-gapped computers via USB drives...

More details at Kaspersky.