Security News > 2017 > August > CIA's "AngelFire" Modifies Windows' Boot Sector to Load Malware (Security Week)
2017-08-31 17:04
Wikileaks on Thursday published documents detailing AngelFire, a tool allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to load and execute implants on Windows-based systems. read more
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