Careto Malware Discovered After Being Circulated For Nearly 7 Years

The Careto malware has been running around quietly, doing its work undercover for nearly seven years before being discovered. In fact, security firm Kaspersky Labs did introduce a research paper which uncovered the existence of Careto, which managed to remain undetected all this while since it has proven to be a highly complex malware. Known as “The Mask” in English (based on a loose translation) , Careto will snoop around high-level targets such as government institutions, embassies and lar...