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Offensive Cyber Weapons · 2012
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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 75
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Impact
78
Sophistication
85
Stealth
80
Target Reach
68
Persistence
77
Adaptability
72
Attribution Difficulty
82
Scalability
65
Zero-Day Use
58
Strategic Impact
74
Methodology ↗ → Offensive Cyber Weapons ranking
CategoryOffensive Cyber Weapons
EraModern Era
In service2012
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality81%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Offensive Cyber Weaponsranking ↗methodology ↗
75
Offensive Cyber Weapons MASS Rating
6/6
Modern Era
6/6
All-Time
Offensive Cyber Weapons · 10 axes scored
Impact
78
Sophistication
85
Stealth
80
Target Reach
68
Persistence
77
Adaptability
72
Attribution Difficulty
82
Scalability
65
Zero-Day Use
58
Strategic Impact
74
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the offensive cyber weapons category.
01 / Overview
Flame
Category
Offensive Cyber Weapons
Production
2012–
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
OFFENSIVE CYBER WEAPONS · MODERN ERA
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
75
offensive cyber weapons category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the offensive cyber weapons category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 2012Production started
14
years in service
04 / MASS Score
OFFENSIVE CYBER WEAPONS RANKING Offensive Cyber Weapons · Modern Era
#4 RU Industroyer 80 #5 Duqu 79 #6 Flame (this weapon) 75
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
6OFFENSIVE CYBER WEAPONS6MODERN ERA · OFFENSIVE CYBER WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · OFFENSIVE CYBER WEAPONS
ⓘ Rankings are within theOffensive Cyber Weaponscategory.
Offensive Cyber Weapons Modern Era
📚 Sources
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