"The Mask" Espionage Malware

Current Berkman People and Projects 2014-02-11

Summary:

We’ve got a new nation-state espionage malware. "The Mask" was discovered by Kaspersky Labs: The primary targets are government institutions, diplomatic offices and embassies, energy, oil and gas companies, research organizations and activists. Victims of this targeted attack have been found in 31 countries around the world -- from the Middle East and Europe to Africa and the Americas. The...

Link:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/02/the_mask_espion.html

Updated:

02/11/2014, 09:01

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Tags:

espionage intelligence malware privacy spyware surveillance

Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

02/11/2014, 10:30

Date published:

02/11/2014, 07:57