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"The Mask" Espionage Malware
- alimoeeny 13y agoany more info? is it on windows? macs, both? can I check my machine?
- mhurron 13y agoTrojan.Win32/Win64.Careto.* and Trojan.OSX.Careto http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/virus/2014/Kaspersky-Lab-Uncovers-The-Mask-One-of-the-Most-Advanced-Global-Cyber-espionage-Operations-to-Date-Due-to-the-Complexity-of-the-Toolset-Used-by-the-Attackers http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/virus/2014/Kaspersky-Lab... http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208216078/The_Careto_Mask_APT_Frequently_Asked_Questions http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208216078/The_Careto_Mask_... That securelist.com link is seriously slow so http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5gWQNieqRUcJ:www.securelist.com/en/blog/208216078/The_Careto_Mask_APT_Frequently_Asked_Questions+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5gWQNie...
- jlgaddis 13y agoIf you click on the first link in the article, you end up at Kaspersky's article which states, in the first paragraph: > This includes an extremely sophisticated malware, a rootkit, a bootkit, Mac OS X and Linux versions and possibly versions for Android and iOS (iPad/iPhone).
- ChrisAntaki 13y agoWas it from Spain, or was it a frame? You decide.
- _sabe_ 13y agoMask means worm in Swedish. Just saying...
- nissehulth 13y agoTranslating the Spanish word "Careto" into English and then use the English word as if it were Swedish seems kinda silly...
- ansible 13y agoInfecting more machines (to obscure the targets of interest) is a trade-off of course, and is not necessarily valid in the general case. The more machines you infect, the more chances of being discovered.
- memracom 13y agoL'Homme aux Cercles Bleus by Fred Vargas http://spoil-films-livres.over-blog.com/article-l-homme-aux-cercles-bleus-fred-vargas-68276857.html http://spoil-films-livres.over-blog.com/article-l-homme-aux-... If you use Chrome you can click a button at the top to translate it. To read the spoiler text, just select the blue boxes to make them readable.
- bitwize 13y agoMalware called The Mask? Infecting computers in Spanish-speaking countries? Must... not... make... luchador joke...
- smoyer 13y agoI was thinking of Zorro!
- dmix 13y ago> The primary targets are government institutions, diplomatic offices and embassies, energy, oil and gas companies, research organizations and activists. Ah pesky activists. Intelligence agencies: support domestic economic advantage, suppress domestic political dissent, and defend against nation security threats. That seems to be order of priorities based on all these leaks.
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