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Sophisticated malware discovered after 7 years, likely created by a nation-state
Security firm Kaspersky Labs recently released a research paper that uncovers the existence of a piece of highly complex malware that's been in circulation for almost seven years. It's called "The Mask," which is a rough English translation of Careto, a Spanish word for "ugly face" that was found in the malware's code. Aimed at high-level targets such as government institutions, embassies and large energy corporations, Kaspersky says "The Mask" has already claimed nearly 380 unique victims (with more than 1,000 IPs) in 31 countries that include China, France, Germany, the UK and the US. Kaspersky first spotted it in a spear phishing email campaign that entices the recipient over to malicious websites disguised as news sites like The Guardian and the Washington Post. Kaspersky reports that the malware is extremely sophisticated, with a set of tools that include a rootkit, a bootkit, versions that'll affect 32- and 64-bit Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and possibly even mobile operating systems like Android and iOS. Once it gets its hooks into your system, it can be used to hijack all your communication channels and snatch everything from Skype conversations to sensitive encryption keys. It's also very difficult to detect. Due to the level of finesse found in the malware, Kaspersky concludes that "The Mask" was very likely created by a nation-state, much like Stuxnet and Duqu. As to which nation-state that is, the security firm doesn't know, but says it's probably one that is Spanish-speaking based on the code's language. Intrigued? Go on and hit the PDF link here to get the full rundown of what Kaspersky discovered. http://www.securelist.com/en/downloa...emask_v1.0.pdf |
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Evidence made available to the public.
It doesnt sound like you are disagreeing with anything I said, just wondering how I know. All of this is common knowledge at this point, but if there is a part of my post you disagree with, than CLEARLY let me know. I really dont feel like walking you through this when its readily available via a simple google search. Quote:
That is the same with cyberweapons deployed by Operation Olympic Games. link Quote:
There is no proof that another country wouldnt have deployed atomic and plutonium weapons before the US. Since US deployment in world war II, there has been an arms race to acquire nuclear weapons because it is thought of as the "great equalizer." Same can be said about cyberweapons. There is no proof that another country wouldn't have acted first, but the fact that the US has, led to a race by other countries to have similar capabilities. Last edited by planetdoc; 03-27-2014 at 07:00 AM.. |
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03-27-2014, 08:17 AM | #18 | |
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03-27-2014, 08:21 AM | #19 |
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Stunningly naive, in my view, to think that other countries wouldn't use cyberweapons if the US hadn't done it first.
I also don't understand why/how the NSA controls whether privately developed software has backdoors, etc. I doubt Microsoft etc. would be very receptive to the NSA approaching them to do that.
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One of the few that doesn't cooperate is Google (largely because they have world domination goals of their own that they don't want to share) and the government straight up went after them. |
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1000 ips? that's it?
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Regardless of who did it first, the US has been involved in some very nefarious cyberattacks, some against US companies.
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BTW, I don't care whether one person said cyber warfare is an act of war and then a different person said it isn't. As far as I'm concerned, that's an attempt to deflect from the issue.
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Laughable.
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should've used Norton. morons.
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