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The devices were located in 170 countries, it was said.

Finally, many connections could be coming in through VPN services, making country-related statistics moot.

A concept image of someone typing on a computer. A red flashing danger sign is above the keyboard and nymbers and symbols also in glowing red surround it.

The targets were mostly organizations in government, defense, and technology sectors, located in Asia.

The malware was capable of command execution, file download and upload, keylogging, and accessing system information.

The list of targets also expanded towards the West.

ViaBleepingComputer

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