Red October (fictional submarine) Ramius but the commander of "Dallas" conceals the defection from the rest of the Soviet crew, who are repatriate in due course. The submarine is reverse engineered by the U.S. Navy to discern its secrets. Sometime between a year and eighteen months later the hull of the sub is sunk in a deep ocean trench, although previously the submarine USS "Ethan Allen" had been scuttled in order to deceive Soviet officials that "Red October" had been sunk. The technology then seems to disappear, although there are later references in some other books, including "The Sum of All Fears". In "The
Red October (malware) Red October (malware) Red October was a cyberespionage malware program discovered in October 2012 and uncovered in January 2013 by Russian firm Kaspersky Lab. The malware was reportedly operating worldwide for up to five years prior to discovery, transmitting information ranging from diplomatic secrets to personal information, including from mobile devices. The primary vectors used to install the malware were emails containing attached documents that exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Excel. Later, a webpage was found that exploited a known vulnerability in the Java browser plugin. Red October was termed an advanced cyberespionage campaign intended to target diplomatic, governmental