Hackers Now Using Stolen NSA Hacking Tool to Attack U.S Government Networks

From gbhackers.com

Hackers Now Using Stolen NSA Hacking Tool to Attack U.S Government Networks

Cybercriminals now attack the U.S government and shut down the network systems using EternalBlue, one of the most powerful hacking Tool developed by the NSA.

Baltimore, a city in Maryland, continuously struggled under a severe malware attack nearly three weeks that shut down thousands of computers, email and disrupted real estate sales, water bills, health alerts, and many other services.

NSA hacking tools including, EternalBlue leaked by Shadow Brokers group in 2017, at the same time hackers misused the tools and used it for some of the most destructive attacks including WannaCryNotPetya, etc.

Prior this incidents, Chinese based Buckeye group, also known as aka APT3, had gained access to those tools and used it for a variety of attacks to gain persistent access to the various targeted organizations.

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