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November 26, 2014

Regin can be thought of as the B-2 bomber of cyberware.

It was a vehicle for different kinds of payloads which dropped software components in the target systems.

These components constituted a secret library which could later be invoked by some signal or event, or which routinely interacted with other components in ways that are as yet poorly understood. Regin came to public attention when researchers at Symantec realized that one of the ‘viruses’ they were cataloging was only the tip of a shadowy iceberg.
Belmont Club » The Wizards At War

Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 26, 2014 7:32 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Yep, in 5 years the internet as you know it will be irrelevant.

No?

Then it hasn't stuck you deep enough yet, but it will. You won't have to wait long.

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