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Infographic: The Mask Malware Victims

February 11, 2014

Infographic: The Mask Malware Victims

ZDNet, By Violet Blue

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic -- Kaspersky’s security research team today revealed "one of the most advanced" cyber-espionage malware threats “The Mask” (aka Careto).

The researchers told 2014 Security Analyst Summit attendees they believe The Mask to have been in operation since 2007 and to be an extremely sophisticated nation-state spying tool.

See: Washington Post, Guardian links used to infect The Mask malware victims

Kaspersky researchers counted over 380 unique victims between 1,000 IP's. To see the graphic, click here.

Infographic: The Mask Malware Victims

Infographic: The Mask Malware Victims
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