Posted on 02/27/2021 11:58:56 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
A Chinese group "cloned" code stolen from the National Security Agency years before a security flaw was fixed, researchers said this week.
The Chinese group, identified as APT31, used the so-called exploit, along with other hacking tools to stage attacks, Check Point, an IT security firm, said in a research note. Generally an APT, or Advanced Persistent Threat, is associated with nation-state cyber activity.
"Check Point Research has determined that Chinese hackers cloned and actively used the cyber offensive tool of a US-based hacking group [that] is believed to be tied to the NSA," a Check Point spokesperson said to Fox News in a statement.
"And it not only got into [Chinese] hands, but they repurposed it and used it, likely against US targets," the spokesperson said.
Fox News has reached out to the NSA and the Chinese Embassy for comment.
The hacking tool that the Chinese used, called Jian, was a "replica" of EpMe, which is a Windows tool used for hacking and is associated with the Equation Group, a name given to a hacker group that is part of the NSA, according to Check Point.
That group was described by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky in 2015 as "one of the most sophisticated cyberattack groups in the world."
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who sold it?
Brennan?
Clinton?
Fauci?
does it EVER matter? no one is prosecuted except
the innocent in America. NO ONE.
they could sell uranium to Iran.
they could sell children to traffickers.
they could sell nukes in Benghazi.
they could brazenly steal an election and brag about it
before and after.
NO ONE CARES in DC. NO ONE.
All thanks to the CIA.
Meanwhile, Julian Assange who warned of this happening, is being kept by the Deep State in a UK torture prison.
The Patriotic Right uses National Security against America’s foreign enemies.
The Criminal Left uses National Security against America’s own citizens.
Yep, the Chinese will copy and use anything they can. Same MO in everything they do.
So will the feds when the Left is in charge.
Hey! NSA spooks need to have fun like the CIA thugs!
Everyone is too busy fattening his own bank account to worry about such mundane things as the security of our nation. TRAITORS all!
NO ONE CARES in DC. NO ONE.
Everyone is too busy fattening his own bank account to worry about such mundane things as the security of our nation. TRAITORS all!
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the big money is in espionage
pols love it.
Told Ya So!
They could sell out SEAL Team Six, and no one cares,
You may even become the most popularly ‘elected’ President in American history,
I used to play Chinese (C)hackers as a kid
Don’t forget they sold firearms to narcoterrorists in Mexi-Co. and got thousands of people murdered.
Remember when the techies discovered that windows has a line in the code labeled “NSA KEY”. If you have the key then you have complete access to anyone’s windows software. Probably what happened here.
SNODEN gave the the Chicoms the NSA’s catalog of their tailored access methods toolkit. Incalculable damage.
Okay, if a security “flaw” has associated code it is not a flaw, it’s a feature.
During the Clinton administration I recall rumbles about them wanting such a feature. I’m guessing they got it. I’m also suspicious that these “flaws” were “discovered” soon after Trump entered office ... almost as if what was fine for everyone including Obama they wouldn’t dare let their common enemy Trump use....
And those self-righteous hypocrites like Schiff, Jerry Nadler, Hillary and Comey thought pursuing an innocent President Trump for endangering America was the right thing to do. “Collusion.”
Incredible.
“Remember when the techies discovered that windows has a line in the code labeled “NSA KEY”. If you have the key then you have complete access to anyone’s windows software. Probably what happened here.”
Please remind us,of the multi billionaire, who hates a strong America and his company has developed all forms of Windows.
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