Russian hackers stole data belonging to the National Security Agency about America’s cyber defense from the home computer of a U.S. government contractor, according to people familiar with the matter.
The material was highly classified and was identified by the hackers since the contractor was using Russian Kaspersky Lab antivirus software, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The hacking, which is being called “one of the most significant security breaches in recent years,” occurred in 2015, but wasn’t recognized until Spring 2016. It is the first known case of Russians using the popular antivirus Kaspersky software to hack U.S. national security information. Officials, however, have worried that Russians would exploit the software for their gain in such a matter, and some have accused the company, founded by a computer scientist who was trained at a KGB-sponsored technical school, of being a proxy of the Russian government.– READ MORE
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