Kaspersky blames NSA hack on infected Microsoft software


  • TECH
  • Friday, 17 Nov 2017

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 1, 2017 shows a woman as she passes the logo of Kaspersky Lab, Russia's leading antivirus software development company, during the 10th Russian Internet Week in Moscow. Embattled computer security firm Kaspersky Lab said November 16, 2017 that malware-infected Microsoft Office software and not its own was to blame for the hacking theft of top-secret US intelligence materials.Adding tantalizing new details to the cyber-espionage mystery that has rocked the US intelligence community, Kaspersky also said there was a China link to the hack. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

WASHINGTON: Embattled computer security firm Kaspersky Lab said that malware-infected Microsoft Office software and not its own was to blame for the hacking theft of top-secret US intelligence materials. 

Adding tantalising new details to the cyber-espionage mystery that has rocked the US intelligence community, Kaspersky also said there was a China link to the hack. 

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