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The family of Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor jailed for 33 years for working for the United States, have insisted he was wrongly convicted. They say they'll turn directly to Pakistan's top judge to allow a swift appeal. Dr Afridi was asked by the CIA to run a fake vaccination program in Abbottabad last year. The aim was to collect DNA samples to confirm that Osama Bin Laden and his family were living in a compound there. His sentencing has widened a serious diplomatic

rift

between Pakistan and the United States.

Security experts say they've uncovered malicious software which has been collecting private data in computers across the Middle East for several years. The international cyber security firm Kaspersky said the malware">malware, dubbed Flame, collected huge amounts of sensitive information by taking

screenshots

, recording audio conversations and intercepting keyboard strokes. Here's Rory Cellan- Jones.

This attack appears designed to collect information rather than cause damage. The researchers say more than 600 specific targets have been hit, ranging from individuals to business and government systems. The malware is capable of recording audio from a computer's microphone or collecting screenshots, and then sending the material back to the attackers. Kaspersky says it believes the

malware

has been in use for at least two years, and it looks as though it may be state-sponsored.