Fancy Bear Using Leaked NSA Tools: Report

Posted: 08/22/2017 | Leave a Comment

Researchers believe that a team of hackers that attacked the Democratic National Committee is now using leaked National Security Agency hacking tools.

Fancy Bear, who is associated with Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, the GRU, appears to be using a now-patched Windows networking vulnerability nicknamed EternalBlue to distribute malware, according to a report from the security firm FireEye.

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/346194-fancy-bear-using-leaked-nsa-tools-report

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