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Séisme dans la cybersécurité : des hackers ont dérobé les logiciels d'attaque du géant FireEye
Marie Turcan · news.movim.eu / Numerama · Wednesday, 9 December, 2020 - 08:30
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Security firm FireEye says nation-state hackers stole potent attack tools
Dan Goodin · news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 8 December, 2020 - 22:08
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FireEye, a $3.5 billion company that helps customers respond to some of the world’s most sophisticated cyberattacks, has itself been hacked, most likely by a well-endowed nation-state that made off with potent “red-team” attack tools used to pierce network defenses.
The revelation, made in a press release posted after the close of stock markets on Tuesday, is a stunning development. It suggests that a group that was already capable of penetrating a company with FireEye’s security prowess and resources is now in possession of new exploits, backdoor implants, or other tools, making the hackers an even greater threat to organizations all over the world.
So far, the company has seen no evidence the tools are actively being used in the wild and isn’t sure if the attackers plan to do so. Nonetheless, FireEye said it is releasing more than 300 countermeasures that customers can use to protect themselves in the event the tools are used. Such tools are used by so-called red teams, which mimic malicious hackers in training exercises that simulate real-world hack attacks.
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