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NSA secretly hijacked existing malware to spy on N. Korea, others
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NSA secretly hijacked existing malware to spy on N. Korea, others | 18 Jan 2015 | A new wave of documents from Edward Snowden's cache of National Security Agency data published by Der Spiegel demonstrate how the agency has used its network exploitation capabilities both to defend military networks from attack and to co-opt other organizations' hacks for intelligence collection and other purposes. In one case, the NSA secretly tapped into South Korean network espionage on North Korean networks to gather intelligence. The documents were published as part of an analysis by Jacob Appelbaum and others working for Der Speigel of how the NSA has developed an offensive cyberwarfare capability over the past decade. According to a report by the New York Times, the access the NSA gained into North Korea's networks–which initially leveraged South Korean “implants” on North Korean systems, but eventually consisted of the NSA's own malware–played a role in attributing the attack on Sony Pictures to North Korean state-sponsored actors.
Source: http://www.legitgov.org/NSA-secretly-hijacked-existing-malware-spy-N-Korea-others
