Security News

U.S. Believes Russian Spies Used Kaspersky Antivirus to Steal NSA Secrets
2017-10-06 06:43

Do you know—United States Government has banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky antivirus software over spying fear? Though there's no solid evidence yet available, an article published by...

Germany Drops Probe Into Mass NSA Surveillance
2017-10-05 23:31

Prosecutors in Germany on Thursday closed an investigation into whether US and British intelligence services systematically carried out extensive spying on the country's citizens, citing a lack of...

Report: NSA Secrets Stolen From Computer Using Kaspersky Software
2017-10-05 19:48

Hack Reportedly Occurred in 2015, But Was Discovered This SpringAgents tied to the Kremlin reportedly breached a home computer of a National Security Agency contractor that ran anti-virus software...

Banking Trojan Uses NSA-Linked Exploit
2017-09-25 19:00

Newly observed Retefe banking Trojan samples have implemented the National Security Agency-related EternalBlue exploit, Proofpoint security researchers have discovered. read more

ISO Rejects NSA Encryption Algorithms
2017-09-21 10:50

The ISO has decided not to approve two NSA-designed block encryption algorithms: Speck and Simon. It's because the NSA is not trusted to put security ahead of surveillance: A number of them voiced...

What the NSA Collects via 702
2017-09-20 11:12

New York Times reporter Charlie Savage writes about some bad statistics we're all using: Among surveillance legal policy specialists, it is common to cite a set of statistics from an October 2011...

ShadowBrokers Releases NSA UNITEDRAKE Manual (Schneier on Security)
2017-09-08 11:54

The ShadowBrokers released the manual for UNITEDRAKE, a sophisticated NSA Trojan that targets Windows machines: Able to compromise Windows PCs running on XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Vista,...

Shadow Brokers Leaks Another Windows Hacking Tool Stolen from NSA’s Arsenal (The Hackers News)
2017-09-08 00:56

The Shadow Brokers, a notorious hacking group that leaked several hacking tools from the NSA, is once again making headlines for releasing another NSA exploit—but only to its "monthly dump...

Shadow Brokers Release Tool Used by NSA to Hack PCs (Security Week)
2017-09-07 14:28

The hacker group calling itself Shadow Brokers continues to release tools and exploits allegedly stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), including a sophisticated espionage platform...

The NSA's 2014 Media Engagement and Outreach Plan (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-30 11:15

Interesting post-Snowden reading, just declassified. (U) External Communication will address at least one of "fresh look" narratives: (U) NSA does not access everything. (U) NSA does not collect...