Researchers Say Chinese Spyware Used Code First Developed by NSA

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National Headlines Spyware China National Security Agency (NSA) Malware Researchers Say Chinese Spyware Used Code First Developed by NSA Reuters Follow | Monday, 22 February 2021 09:35 (EST) Image source: joffi / Pixabay By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese spies used code first developed by the U.S. National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said on Monday, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators. Tel Aviv-based Check Point Software Technologies issued a report noting that some features in a piece of China-linked malware it dubs "Jian" were so similar…

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