EPISODE · Apr 17, 2019 · 6 MIN
Mysterious Hackers Hid Their Swiss Army Spyware for 5 Years
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
It's not every day that security researchers discover a new state-sponsored hacking group. Even rarer is the emergence of one whose spyware has 80 distinct components, capable of strange and unique cyberespionage tricks—and who's kept those tricks under wraps for more than five years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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It's not every day that security researchers discover a new state-sponsored hacking group. Even rarer is the emergence of one whose spyware has 80 distinct components, capable of strange and unique cyberespionage tricks—and who's kept those tricks under wraps for more than five years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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