▲ 114 ▼ Kaspersky reveals ‘elegant’ malware resembling NSA code (cyberscoop.com) submitted 2 years ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments The Russian cybersecurity firm discovered sophisticated malware that combined cryptocurrency mining and espionage capabilities.
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Not really trusting the source here. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.pcmag.com/news/powerful-malware-disguised-as-crypto-miner-infects-1m-plus-windows-linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thank you, but I meant I don’t trust Kapersky themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I used to use Kaspersky but I stopped about 10 years ago or so. I get why people don't trust having that software on their computers but personally I don't distrust their public reports (which is different from trust obviously). Just because I feel like other more technically minded people are going to look into this and there will be a confirmation or a denial eventually. I've read about code from Stuxnet being used in other worms so it didn't surprise me that this is possible. I'm not a cyber security expert so it could all be nothing and I wouldn't know the difference. This is some rather technical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Anything is possible and it certainly seems more difficult to find truth these days, but I appreciate you posting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago I believe Kaspersky used to be very persona non grata in Russia, and then someone either from Gazprom or similar made a buyout and now, not so much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CyberDine@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Nor should you, if you're American permalink fedilink source parent [–] jvisick@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* Here’s the original report: https://securelist.com/stripedfly-perennially-flying-under-the-radar/110903/ It doesn’t specifically attribute this to the NSA, and it’s very hard to definitively say who created what malware anyways. That being said, if you read through the report, the details on this really scream “state actor” most probably. The level of modularity, the infrastructure of the C2 server, and the detailed & flexible spying capabilities all point to some government agency more than anything else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.pcmag.com/news/powerful-malware-disguised-as-crypto-miner-infects-1m-plus-windows-linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thank you, but I meant I don’t trust Kapersky themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I used to use Kaspersky but I stopped about 10 years ago or so. I get why people don't trust having that software on their computers but personally I don't distrust their public reports (which is different from trust obviously). Just because I feel like other more technically minded people are going to look into this and there will be a confirmation or a denial eventually. I've read about code from Stuxnet being used in other worms so it didn't surprise me that this is possible. I'm not a cyber security expert so it could all be nothing and I wouldn't know the difference. This is some rather technical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Anything is possible and it certainly seems more difficult to find truth these days, but I appreciate you posting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago I believe Kaspersky used to be very persona non grata in Russia, and then someone either from Gazprom or similar made a buyout and now, not so much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CyberDine@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Nor should you, if you're American permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thank you, but I meant I don’t trust Kapersky themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I used to use Kaspersky but I stopped about 10 years ago or so. I get why people don't trust having that software on their computers but personally I don't distrust their public reports (which is different from trust obviously). Just because I feel like other more technically minded people are going to look into this and there will be a confirmation or a denial eventually. I've read about code from Stuxnet being used in other worms so it didn't surprise me that this is possible. I'm not a cyber security expert so it could all be nothing and I wouldn't know the difference. This is some rather technical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Anything is possible and it certainly seems more difficult to find truth these days, but I appreciate you posting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago I believe Kaspersky used to be very persona non grata in Russia, and then someone either from Gazprom or similar made a buyout and now, not so much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CyberDine@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Nor should you, if you're American permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I used to use Kaspersky but I stopped about 10 years ago or so. I get why people don't trust having that software on their computers but personally I don't distrust their public reports (which is different from trust obviously). Just because I feel like other more technically minded people are going to look into this and there will be a confirmation or a denial eventually. I've read about code from Stuxnet being used in other worms so it didn't surprise me that this is possible. I'm not a cyber security expert so it could all be nothing and I wouldn't know the difference. This is some rather technical stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Anything is possible and it certainly seems more difficult to find truth these days, but I appreciate you posting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Anything is possible and it certainly seems more difficult to find truth these days, but I appreciate you posting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago I believe Kaspersky used to be very persona non grata in Russia, and then someone either from Gazprom or similar made a buyout and now, not so much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CyberDine@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Nor should you, if you're American permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jvisick@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* Here’s the original report: https://securelist.com/stripedfly-perennially-flying-under-the-radar/110903/ It doesn’t specifically attribute this to the NSA, and it’s very hard to definitively say who created what malware anyways. That being said, if you read through the report, the details on this really scream “state actor” most probably. The level of modularity, the infrastructure of the C2 server, and the detailed & flexible spying capabilities all point to some government agency more than anything else. permalink fedilink source parent