Security News > 2017 > August > AngelFire: CIA Malware Infects System Boot Sector to Hack Windows PCs (The Hackers News)
2017-08-31 05:33
A team of hackers at the CIA, the Central Intelligence Agency, allegedly used a Windows hacking tool against its targets to gain persistent remote access. As part of its Vault 7 leaks, WikiLeaks today revealed details about a new implant developed by the CIA, dubbed AngelFire, to target computers running Windows operating system. AngelFire framework implants a persistent backdoor on the
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