Chinese Hackers Reportedly Wielded a Stolen NSA Cyber Weapon for Years
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This undated photo provided by the National Security Agency (NSA) shows its headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo: NSA, Getty Images)
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New research suggests a hacking tool previously developed by the National Security Agency was stolen years ago by a prolific Chinese cyber group and was subsequently used against a variety of U.S. targets.
In a daring incident, Chinese cybercriminals managed to steal, clone and use nation-grade cyber tools from none other than the US National Security Agency (NSA) to attack US targets.The tool called "Jian" was actually a clone of .
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