Hackers Grab More NSA Exploits, Possibly With Assistance Of Russian Antivirus Developer

Hackers Grab More NSA Exploits, Possibly With Assistance Of Russian Antivirus Developer

7 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171005/17294138356/hackers-grab-more-nsa-exploits-possibly-with-assistance-russian-antivirus-developer.shtml

Yet another NSA breach is being reported -- this one linked to Russian antivirus developer, Kaspersky Lab. The Wall Street Journal broke the news, detailing the apparent exfiltration of NSA exploits via Kaspersky antivirus software by Russian hackers (likely paywall).

Given the US government's recent decision to ban the use of Kaspersky AV software, one might assume Kaspersky itself acted maliciously. But the details in the story -- along with analysis from other journalists and researchers -- suggests the AV software may have done nothing more than its job.