China-linked APT3 group developed NSA-style hacking tools by observing their network traffic

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APT3 used NSA-linked exploit tools before 'Shadow Brokers' leaks in 2016 and 2017

Chinese state-linked hacking group APT3 acquired access to US National Security Agency (NSA) malware after observing the exploit being used in the wild. And this occurred well before the ‘Shadow Br...

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