Before someone beats me to it.
Posted on 10/11/2017 4:59:21 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
It was a case of spies watching spies watching spies: Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers searched computers around the world for the code names of American intelligence programs.
What gave the Russian hacking, detected more than two years ago, such global reach was its improvised search tool — antivirus software made by a Russian company, Kaspersky Lab, that is used by 400 million people worldwide, including by officials at some two dozen American government agencies.
The Israeli officials who had hacked into Kaspersky’s own network alerted the United States to the broad Russian intrusion, which has not been previously reported, leading to a decision just last month to order Kaspersky software removed from government computers.
The Russian operation, described by multiple people who have been briefed on the matter, is known to have stolen classified documents from a National Security Agency employee who had improperly stored them on his home computer, on which Kaspersky’s antivirus software was installed. What additional American secrets the Russian hackers may have gleaned from multiple agencies, by turning the Kaspersky software into a sort of Google search for sensitive information, is not yet publicly known.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Before someone beats me to it.
Hef died
I’ll believe if it came from a reputable news source. Not the NY Slimes.
If you want if really secure, go back to paper files.
The odds that this was made up by the NYT or is disinformation from the extreme Leftists that infest Israeli intelligence is greater than 50-50.
While I can see this happening, Kaspersky has long been one of the very best anti-malware software packages available.
Until I hear something more solid from a reputable source, I’ll continue to use Kasperski.
Mark
Well at least it’s not dangerous to hire foreigners to run IT services for the US Congress...
Well, that logic worked well for the Jews getting on the trains../s
Israeli intelligence is not a trustworthy source.
Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers searched computers around the world for the code names of American intelligence programs. What gave the Russian hacking, detected more than two years ago, such global reach was its improvised search tool — antivirus software made by a Russian company, Kaspersky Lab, that is used by 400 million people worldwide
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