๐ Chinese Hackers Stole an NSA Windows Exploit in 2014
๐ก Newskategorie: Reverse Engineering
๐ Quelle: schneier.com
Check Point has evidence that (probably government affiliated) Chinese hackers stole and cloned an NSA Windows hacking tool years before (probably government affiliated) Russian hackers stole and then published the same tool. Hereโs the timeline:
...The timeline basically seems to be, according to Check Point:
- 2013: NSAโs Equation Group developed a set of exploits including one called EpMe that elevates oneโs privileges on a vulnerable Windows system to system-administrator level, granting full control. This allows someone with a foothold on a machine to commandeer the whole box. ...