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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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Chinese Spyware Code ‘Jian’ Was Copied From America's National Security Agency, Researchers Say
Chinese spies used code first developed by the US National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators.
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Microsoft Office Exploit Used to Hack macOS Devices, Fix Released
macOS security researcher and former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle has discovered a new vulnerability that would have allowed a hacker to take control of a Mac device by using a simple Microsoft Office file.
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Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program: NSA
The US National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
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Kaspersky Blames NSA Hack on Infected Microsoft Software
Adding tantalising new details to the cyber-espionage mystery that has rocked the US intelligence community, Kaspersky also said there was a China link to the hack.
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Trump Administration Releases Rules on Disclosing Cyber Flaws
The revised rules, published on whitehouse.gov, are intended to shed light on the process for how various federal agencies weigh the costs of keeping a flaw secret.
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Kaspersky Acknowledges Taking Inactive Files in Pursuit of Hackers
The acknowledgement comes days after Kaspersky Lab said its software had copied a file containing NSA hacking tools from the home computer of an agency worker.
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Kaspersky Says It Obtained Suspected NSA Hacking Code From US Computer
Kaspersky said it had stumbled on the code in 2014 when the consumer version of its popular software flagged a zip file as malicious on a US computer.
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Kaspersky Software Used by Russian Government to Steal NSA Hacking Tools, Say Israeli Spies: Reports
Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software.
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Israel Hacked Kaspersky, Then Tipped The NSA That Its Tools Had Been Breached
In 2015, Israeli government hackers saw something suspicious in the computers of a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm: hacking tools that could only have come from the National Security Agency.
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FBI Allowed by US Court to Keep iPhone Hacking Tool a Secret
The court, in its final ruling on Sunday, said the FBI would not be forced to reveal details of a hacking tool used to break into a terrorist's iPhone.
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Group Linked To NSA Leaks Says Will Release More Data In July
A group that published hacking tools that security experts believe were stolen from the US National Security Agency said on Tuesday it plans to sell a new batch of stolen code in July to customers willing to pay more than $22,000 for it.
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WannaCry Ransomware: North Korea Denies Role in Global Cyber-Attacks
Up to 300,000 computers in 150 countries were hit by the WannaCry worm, which seizes systems and demands payment in Bitcoin to return control to users.
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WannaCry Ransomware Cyber-Attacks Are Good Business for Security Firms
As for most cyber-security firms, highly publicised cyber-attacks are good for business, even though experts say such attacks underscore the industry's failings.
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Another Large-Scale Cyberattack Underway: Experts
Another large-scale, stealthy cyberattack is underway on a scale that could dwarf last week's assault on computers worldwide, a global cybersecurity firm told AFP on Wednesday.
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China Accuses NSA of Hacking its Aeronautics, Space Research University: Report
China has reportedly accused the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Office of Tailored Access Operations of hacking a government-funded university with aeronautics and space research programmes. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Security Technology jointly conducted a technical analysis of the case. The NSA alleged...
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Chinese Spyware Code ‘Jian’ Was Copied From America's National Security Agency, Researchers Say
Chinese spies used code first developed by the US National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators.
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Microsoft Office Exploit Used to Hack macOS Devices, Fix Released
macOS security researcher and former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle has discovered a new vulnerability that would have allowed a hacker to take control of a Mac device by using a simple Microsoft Office file.
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Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program: NSA
The US National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
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Kaspersky Blames NSA Hack on Infected Microsoft Software
Adding tantalising new details to the cyber-espionage mystery that has rocked the US intelligence community, Kaspersky also said there was a China link to the hack.
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Trump Administration Releases Rules on Disclosing Cyber Flaws
The revised rules, published on whitehouse.gov, are intended to shed light on the process for how various federal agencies weigh the costs of keeping a flaw secret.
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Kaspersky Acknowledges Taking Inactive Files in Pursuit of Hackers
The acknowledgement comes days after Kaspersky Lab said its software had copied a file containing NSA hacking tools from the home computer of an agency worker.
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Kaspersky Says It Obtained Suspected NSA Hacking Code From US Computer
Kaspersky said it had stumbled on the code in 2014 when the consumer version of its popular software flagged a zip file as malicious on a US computer.
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Kaspersky Software Used by Russian Government to Steal NSA Hacking Tools, Say Israeli Spies: Reports
Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software.
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Israel Hacked Kaspersky, Then Tipped The NSA That Its Tools Had Been Breached
In 2015, Israeli government hackers saw something suspicious in the computers of a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm: hacking tools that could only have come from the National Security Agency.
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FBI Allowed by US Court to Keep iPhone Hacking Tool a Secret
The court, in its final ruling on Sunday, said the FBI would not be forced to reveal details of a hacking tool used to break into a terrorist's iPhone.
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Group Linked To NSA Leaks Says Will Release More Data In July
A group that published hacking tools that security experts believe were stolen from the US National Security Agency said on Tuesday it plans to sell a new batch of stolen code in July to customers willing to pay more than $22,000 for it.
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WannaCry Ransomware: North Korea Denies Role in Global Cyber-Attacks
Up to 300,000 computers in 150 countries were hit by the WannaCry worm, which seizes systems and demands payment in Bitcoin to return control to users.
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WannaCry Ransomware Cyber-Attacks Are Good Business for Security Firms
As for most cyber-security firms, highly publicised cyber-attacks are good for business, even though experts say such attacks underscore the industry's failings.
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Another Large-Scale Cyberattack Underway: Experts
Another large-scale, stealthy cyberattack is underway on a scale that could dwarf last week's assault on computers worldwide, a global cybersecurity firm told AFP on Wednesday.
