Kremlin-backed hackers have stolen details about how the NSA penetrates foreign computer networks, the computer code it uses and how it defends networks inside the US Getty ImagesKremlin-backed hackers stole details of US cyber-spying operations, it emerged last night, after a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) placed highly classified material on a home computer fitted with Russian antivirus software. The hackers appeared to have been able to identify the stolen files because the contractor used antivirus software made by Kaspersky Lab, a Russian company, The Wall Street Journal reported. The theft was considered to be one of the most significant security breaches suffered by the NSA in recent years. The hack is understood to have taken place in 2015 but was not discovered until the spring of last year. The stolen material included details about how the NSA penetrates foreign computer networks, the computer code it uses for such spying…

Source: The Times October 06, 2017 00:11 UTC