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. "And it not only got into [Chinese] hands, but they repurposed it and used it, likely against US targets," the spokesperson said. The vulnerability was first caught by Lockheed Martin’s Incident Response team and then detailed by Microsoft in 2017, Check Point said. Chinese hackers took advantage of NSA hacking tools EternalBlue and EternalRomance, as reported by cybersecurity firm Symantec in 2018.

Source: Fox News February 27, 2021 15:51 UTC