Russian hackers stole NSA tools using Kaspersky antivirus

[kwassa]

Russian state hackers stole a collection of National Security Agency hacking tools and other documents from the personal computer of an agency contractor who had taken the classified documents home from work, reports The Wall Street Journal.

The reported breach took place in 2015 but wasn't discovered until spring of last year.

The Journal reports that the hackers identified the documents through Kaspersky Lab antivirus software. The Department of Homeland Security recently barred federal agencies from using Kaspersky products due to security concerns but has been tight-lipped about what intelligence linked the popular, Moscow-based computer security firm to specific intelligence operations.

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/354068-russian-hackers-stole-nsa-hacking-tools-using-kaspersky-antivirus-report

[octoberlib]

1. The WSJ took the paywall down on the article.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-hackers-stole-nsa-data-on-u-s-cyber-defense-1507222108

[kwassa]

3. Not for me they didn't!

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[Baitball Blogger]

2. Kaspersky was a free software product at Best Buy.

Which only goes to show you, nothing is for free.

[kwassa]

4. hmmm .... and who owns Best Buy?

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Hubert Joly runs it.

[dalton99a]

6. Sure enough.