Russians stole classified information from NSA contractor’s computer through Kaspersky antivirus system
Russian government workers were able to steal information about America’s foreign computer networks and cyberattack defense systems from a National Security Agency contractor’s home computer after the employee transferred the highly classified material to his home computer, according to a report Thursday.
The hacking has yet to be formally disclosed but could be among the most significant security breaches in recent history. U.S. officials believe the hackers were able to go after the contractor because he or she used a Russian-made antivirus software by Kaspersky Lab.
The NSA would not confirm to the Wall Street Journal whether the incident took place.
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The incident took place in 2015 but was not discovered until early 2016. Hackers stole information about the NSA’s ability to break into foreign computer networks, computer coding it uses for spying, and how it protects domestic networks.
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Russians stole classified information from NSA contractor's computer through antivirus system https://t.co/m28P4Wfxps pic.twitter.com/fEYOJ3pCLX
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 5, 2017
Yes, very bad news for the #SpyWar. Note Kaspersky's key role in enabling Russian espionage against US IC. https://t.co/CLYQByu9KW
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 5, 2017
If you can't master basic CI & security, there's really no point to having intelligence agencies at all. https://t.co/rLTKkKsaFp
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 5, 2017
An NSA contractor brought home documents about U.S. offensive cyber capabilities.
He used Kaspersky on his home computer.
Russian government hackers stole the documents. https://t.co/6ydjsmF5ud pic.twitter.com/bSSiy1LLQl
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) October 5, 2017
Kaspersky Lab is Russian intelligence. #FTFY https://t.co/lUyK0OGK7d
— John Schindler (@20committee) September 9, 2017
Why was he putting this information on his home computer in the first place?
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