Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Stole NSA Information From Contractor, Source Says
- Contractor’s home computer with Kaspersky software breached
- Hack is latest to plague NSA since Snowden revelations
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Russian hackers obtained classified information about National Security Agency cybersecurity programs after breaching a personal computer used by an agency contractor in 2015, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The contractor, who wasn’t identified, took the classified material home, where Russian hackers stole it by exploiting vulnerabilities in Kaspersky Lab Inc. software that he had on his computer, according to the person, who asked not to be identified.