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Dubbed Purple Lambert by Kaspersky; the malware passively listens to network traffic and search for a “magic packet.” The Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new malware which the company claims is developed by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Moscow, Russia-based cybersecurity giant said it spotted the […]
Short Bytes: A team of Symantec researchers has been able to link around 40 cyber attacks, conducted by Longhorn group, to the CIA hacking tools leaks as a part of Vault 7. The researchers have found a striking resemblance between the tools and work practices described in Vault 7 and used by Longhorn. Within the last […]
Security researchers from Symantec have tied the CIA hacking tools leaked by WikiLeaks last month to a cyber-espionage group responsible for at least 40 hacks in 16 countries. The group’s activity came to light in 2014, when security researchers from Symantec first identified attacks from a common actor that appeared to have the backing of […]