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Sophisticated Spy Tool 'The Mask' Rages Undetected For 7 Years
thomst writes "Kim Zetter of Wired's Threat Level reports that Kaspersky Labs discovered a Spanish-language spyware application that 'uses techniques and code that surpass any nation-state spyware previously spotted in the wild.' The malware, dubbed 'The Mask' by Kaspersky's researchers, targeted government agencies, diplomatic offices, embassies, companies in the oil, gas and energy industries, research organizations, and activists. It had been loose on the Internet since at least 2007 before being shut down last month. It infected its targets via a malicious website that contained exploits — among which were the Adobe Flash player vulnerability CVE-2012-0773, affecting both Windows and Linux machines. Users were directed to the site via spearphishing emails."
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5 if you include "Hoy many errors can you spot?"
I should use this sig to advertise my book ISBN-13 : 978-1501515132.
Hoy! Many errors you can spot!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Boy, that Jim Carrey is one talented dude...
#DeleteChrome
You have five corrections but you only count four?
He's probably from the Spanish inquisition.