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Hacking tools stolen from NSA show Chinese cyberfirms were targeted, experts say

By ⋅ August 19, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Hacking tools claimed to be pilfered from the US National Security Agency reveal a ­severe security threat to China, mainland experts say, with a leading national provider of network security said to be among the victims of the government hackers. Some of the data was released online over the weekend by the Shadow Brokers, an […]

Secret US cyber actions exposed by Snowden leaks demand much larger debate

By ⋅ July 25, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

In April 2009, Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, took the stage at the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco for a keynote address. He told the crowd of thousands: “The NSA does not want to run cyber security for the government.” Instead, he said, the job of protecting U.S. infrastructure is […]

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