Tag: Equation Group
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NSA Equation Group tool was used by Chinese hackers years before it was leaked online
The Chinese APT group had access to an NSA Equation Group, NSA hacking tool and used it years before it was leaked online by Shadow Brokers …
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Chinese hackers cloned attack tool belonging to NSA’s Equation Group
Chinese threat actors “cloned” and used a Windows zero-day exploit stolen from the NSA’s Equation Group for years before the privilege …
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Five years after the Equation Group HDD hacks, firmware security still sucks
In a report published today, Eclypsium, a cyber-security firm specialized in firmware security, says that the issue of unsigned firmware is …
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China’s APT3 Pilfers Cyberweapons from the NSA
The advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as APT3, which researchers across the board link to the Chinese government, has built a …
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In the opaque world of government hacking, private firms grapple with allegiances
Private sector cybersecurity companies are increasingly stuck with difficult decisions when it comes to publicizing research into malware. …
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Kaspersky uncovers sophisticated cyber-espionage operation across Africa and Middle East
Researchers have uncovered new malware that has apparently been used to spy on victims in the Middle East and Africa for six years …
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Why Eugene Kaspersky keeps talking about ‘Project Sauron’
Kaspersky Lab founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky says he’s figured out why the U.S. government hates his …
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Follow the Bitcoin From the Shadow Brokers NSA Hacking Tool Auction
When a self-described hacking group calling themselves the Shadow Brokers stole a cache of National Security Agency hacking tools last year, one of their first moves was to try and auction them off for bitcoin. It didn’t go well. Read full news article on motherboard.vice.com
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WannaCry ransomware: Here are the 10 most puzzling questions raised by the attack
In mid May this year, WannaCry ransomware attacks affected computer systems in over a hundred and fifty countries around the world, exposing the risks lingering in unpatched operating systems. The attack was good business for cyber security companies, with investors actually rushing to buy stock in them. Read full news article on Tech2
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