ExtremeTech |
New Snowden docs reveal NSA, British government attacked antivirus companies
ExtremeTech Over the past few years, antivirus companies have stepped up their identification of government created malware, from Flame and Stuxnet to Regin and the aforementioned EquationDrug. These revelations seem to indicate it was the government that kicked … NSA Poking Around Antivirus Software |
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Computerworld |
Researchers Link Regin to Malware Disclosed in Recent Snowden Documents
Threatpost The Regin malware platform was disclosed in late November by Kaspersky Lab and it was quickly labeled one of the most advanced espionage malware platforms ever studied, surpassing even Stuxnet and Flame in complexity. The platform is used to steal … Researchers link QWERTY keylogger code to NSA and Five Eye's Regin … |
RT |
Snowden: Cyber war more damaging to US than any other nation
RT The United States has “more to lose than any other nation on Earth” when it comes to cyber warfare, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden said in a recent interview. Speaking on PBS' NOVA Next program, the NSA whistleblower took a … Snowden on Cyber Warfare: "We Really Started This Trend" In a rare interview, Snowden urges the US to play defense, not offense, in … Edward Snowden talks to NOVA about cyber war |