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Mars Rover Code Used For Cyber-Espionage Malware

Posted by timothy on from the shoulders-of-giants-feet-of-scum dept.

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.

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  1. Why the "Mars Rover" Tag?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    What sensationalist BS. It's using standard libraries open to anyone, nothing unique to the mars rover.

    Why not say that it links against libc and that it uses "Nuclear Reactor Code!!11!" in its malware.

  2. CAL DOWN EVERYONE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    GUYS! GUYS! GUYS!...... GUYS!

    Just avoid any story posted by Timothy. He's known for posting sensationalist bullshit with no content whatsoever. He likes to link to forbes and never spell/grammar checks his submissions. He is the embodiment of exactly how horrible Slashdot has become and will continue to be. If you see a story that was posted by Timothy, just assume its going to be garbage designed to maximize ad revenue.

  3. Where are you, whipslash? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Informative

    Mars Rover Code Used For Cyber-Espionage Malware

    Hey, whipslash, where are you? This is the kind of shitty misleading click-bait none of us want to see.

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