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This is an interesting article how the Snake malware was defeated by the FBI (and I thought that would be a job for the NSA).
Long story short: The otherwise very sophisticated malware had a few problems: an 128-bit (not byte) DH key, a tell-tale sequence counter during the HTTP communication, and in a recent version someone must have forgotten to strip the debug information.
arstechnica.com
Long story short: The otherwise very sophisticated malware had a few problems: an 128-bit (not byte) DH key, a tell-tale sequence counter during the HTTP communication, and in a recent version someone must have forgotten to strip the debug information.
How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI
After decades of watching Kremlin-backed hackers, the FBI ID'd weaknesses and pounced.
arstechnica.com