Chinese-HACKERS_ Chinese hackers reportedly used NSA malware tools for attacks

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Chinese hackers reportedly used NSA malware tools for attacks

By Chris Smith, BGR
May 8, 2019 | 1:10pm | Updated



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An unidentified group of hackers referred to as Shadow Brokers posted several NSA hacking tools online in 2016 and 2017. But a new report reveals that some of the NSA’s malware tools were reverse-engineered long before that by Chinese hackers who then used them in cyberattacks targeting other countries.

Security researchers from Symantec believe that the Chinese did not steal the tools directly from the NSA. Instead, they discovered an NSA attack on their own computers, captured the code and then repurposed it to serve their interests. This happened in March 2016, well before the August 2016 Shadow Brokers leak, the New York Times reports.

The Chinese group responsible for the hacking tool “heist” is believed to be the most dangerous Chinese hacker organization that the NSA tracks. This group, which Symantec refers to as the Buckeye group, is responsible for attacks on various US targets, including space, satellite and nuclear propulsion technology makers.

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