"The Mask" Espionage Malware

&gt; The primary targets are government institutions, diplomatic offices and embassies, energy, oil and gas companies, research organizations and <i>activists</i>.<p>Ah pesky activists.<p>Intelligence agencies: support domestic economic advantage, suppress domestic political dissent, and defend against nation security threats. That seems to be order of priorities based on all these leaks.

Infecting more machines (to obscure the targets of interest) is a trade-off of course, and is not necessarily valid in the general case. The more machines you infect, the more chances of being discovered.

any more info? is it on windows? macs, both? can I check my machine?

Malware called The Mask? Infecting computers in Spanish-speaking countries?<p>Must... not... make... luchador joke...

Was it from Spain, or was it a frame? You decide.