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Mars Rover Code Used For Cyber-Espionage Malware
An anonymous reader writes: Two open-source libraries used in the Mars Rover software have been integrated in the source code of a malware family (nicknamed Rover) used as part of a cyber-espionage campaign against the Indian government (Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan). The two libraries are OpenCV and OpenAL, two libraries for processing image and audio information. As such, the Rover malware can take screenshots, record video and audio.
Common software libraries used for malware. News at 11.
Did they use zlib, libxml, and the stdc libraries too?! Next you will be telling me they used a linux kernel. My god our tax dollars are being wasted! WASTED I tell you!
Next thing you know, the Mars rover will be sending me spam emails. Something about good prices for property with views of Olympus Mons.
Chemical given to children used to create nuclear bombs!
H2O, sometimes known as "water", is given to children. It also has uses in industrial factories as a cleanser and is even used as a shielding for nuclear reactors. This chemical, which has been refereed to as the "universal solvent" has been known to be used during the making of nuclear bombs.
Youths have been spotty spraying each other with this solvents as a game. Film at 11.
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Hey, I've written software that uses libraries that are used by the CIA!
Just to name one: the standard C library.