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This Chinese man came to Taiwan for study, then work, then …
China Post TAIPEI — A Chinese spy, who previously studied in Taiwan for years, was indicted Thursday for violating the National Security Act, as prosecutors accused him … |
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The latest government data breach came from (wait for it…) fishing licenses
Hot Air While it's painful to admit, incidents of data hacking which expose personal data entrusted to the government are so common these days as to barely merit a headline. There's been yet another breach this year and it's not one which is likely to make a … |
The leak over the weekend of advanced hacking tools contains digital signatures that are almost identical to those in software used by the state-sponsored Equation Group, according to a just-published report from security firm Kaspersky Lab.
“While we cannot surmise the attacker’s identity or motivation nor where or how this pilfered trove came to be, we can state that several hundred tools from the leak share a strong connection with our previous findings from the Equation group,” Kaspersky researchers wrote in a blog post published Tuesday afternoon.
The finding is significant because it lends credibility to claims made by a mysterious group calling itself ShadowBrokers. When members of the previously unknown group claimed in a blog post that they hacked Equation Group and obtained never-before-seen exploits and implants it used, outsiders were understandably skeptical. The publication of state-sponsored hacking tools is an extremely rare if not unprecedented event that is sure to catch the attention of leaders all over the world.
The Intercept – First Look Media |
Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks
The Intercept – First Look Media The National Security Agency and its British counterpart, Government Communications Headquarters, have worked to subvert anti-virus and other security software in order to track users and infiltrate networks, according to documents from NSA … Report: NSA, GCHQ Actively Targeting Kaspersky, Other Security Companies New Leaks Suggest NSA Successfully Targeted Anti-Virus Software New Snowden leaks show NSA attacked anti-virus software |